English for Teenagers

English for Teenagers

North America

Toilets ﾊﾗﾖ Washroom

Underwear ﾊﾗﾖ Drawers

Female ﾊﾗﾖ Babe

Male ﾊﾗﾖ Bro

Term of endearment ﾊﾗﾖ G

Uk& Ireland

Toilets ﾊﾗﾖ Bog

Underwear ﾊﾗﾖ Skivvies

Female ﾊﾗﾖ Bird

Male ﾊﾗﾖ Bruv

Term of endearment ﾊﾗﾖ Fam

Australia & New Zealand

Toilets ﾊﾗﾖ Dunny

Underwear ﾊﾗﾖ Undies

Female ﾊﾗﾖ Sheila

Male ﾊﾗﾖ Bloke

Term of endearment ﾊﾗﾖ Little Ripper

ﾊﾗﾓText Speakﾊﾗﾝ is used by English Learners

LOL ﾊﾗﾖ Laugh out loud

THX ﾊﾗﾖ Thanks

OMG ﾊﾗﾖ Oh My God

2MORO- Tomorrow

GR8- Great

YOLO ﾊﾗﾖ You only live once

Teenagers send on average 193 text messages every week

We asked English learners which of the following text speak do you use?

Lol 65%

THX 65%

OMG 63%

2MORO 26%

GR8 21%

YOLO 12%

In What situation do you use text speak?

Texting: 71%

Inline 64%

Speaking out loud: 14%

Writing essays: 5%

Exams: 3%

Why so you use text speak?

It is faster than writing full words: 77%

Everybody else does: 15%

My parents cannot read it: 3%

Do You think your English grammar or spelling is worse due to using text speak?

63% No

37% Yes ENGLISH FOR TEENAGERS NORTH AMERICA Toilet - Washroom T Underwear - Drawers 4 Female - Babe I Male - Bro Term of endearment- G UK & IRELAND Tollet - Bog Underwear - Skivvies Female - Bird Male - Bruv Term of endearment - Fam AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Tollet - Dunny Underwear - Undies Female - Sheila Male - Bloke Term of endearment - Little Ripper "TEXT SPEAK" IS USED BY ENGLISH LEARNERS LOL - Laugh out loud THX - Thanks OMG - Oh my God 2MORO - Tomorrow GR8 - Great YOLO - You only Iive once TEENAGERS SEND ON AVERAGE 193 TEXT MESSAGES EVERY WEEK. WE ASKED ENGLISH LEARNERS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TEXT SPEAK DO YOU USE? 65% LOL THX OMG 65% 63% 26% 2MORO GR8 21% 12% YOLO IN WHAT SITUATIONS DO YOU USE TEXT SPEAK? TEXTING: 71 % SPEAKING OUT LOUD: 14% WRITING ESSAYS: 5% EXAMS: 3% ONLINE: 64% WHY DO YOU USE TEXT SPEAK? IT IS FASTER THAN WRITING FULL WORDS: 77% EVERYBODY ELSE DOES IT: 15% MY PARENTS CANNOT READ IT: 3% DO YOU THINK YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR OR SPELLING IS WORSE DUE TO USING TEXT SPEAK? 37% - YES 63% - NO Your English learning journey starts here. For more fun infographics: http://kaplan.do/infographics Survey of 178 English learners Telegraph newspaper KAPLAN) INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES