This document provides a guide to decoding common text message shorthand, acronyms, and slang. It begins by explaining that technology has changed how we communicate and investigations are now based on analyzing thousands of emails and texts. The document then lists over 100 common texting acronyms and their meanings to help decode messages. It concludes by providing contact information for Grant Thornton's forensic accounting and investigative specialists.

1. Textdecoder Aguidetodecipheringtextmessageshorthand, acronymsandlingo

2. Everreadatextmessageandhave noideawhatitsays?You’renot alone.Shortformsandacronyms arebecomingpartofoureveryday lingo,makingittoughtokeepup withwhat’sbeingsaid.Basedon thereviewofthousandsofemails andtextmessagesbyourteamof forensicaccountingandcomputer forensicprofessionals,we’ve compiledalistofwhatwe’veseen.

3. Whilethisguideismeanttobeusedforfun,it illustrateshowtheincreaseduseofemailand othertechnologyhasdrasticallychangedhow weinvestigatefraudsandotherallegations ofwrongdoing. TheGrantThorntonforensicaccountingand investigativeservices(FAIS)groupisamulti- disciplinaryteamofforensicandinvestigative specialists.Whenconfrontedwithallegationsof fraud,illegalacts,conflictsofinterestorsuspect relationships,ourFAISteamhastheexperience andresourcestoconductathoroughinvestigation. PleasevisitourWebsiteatwww.GrantThornton.ca formoreinformationaboutourservices.

4. Funfacts AsofJuly26,2011,Canadianssendanaverageof 186milliontextmessagesperday. (Source:CanadianTelecommunicationsAssociation,availableat www.cwta.ca/CWTAsite/english/index.html) ThefirstMorsecodemessage,“WhathathGod wrought”wassentbetweenWashingtonand BaltimoreonMay24,1844. (Source:Wikipedia,AmericanMorsecode,availableat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_morse_code) TheRosettaStone,createdin198BConbehalf ofKingPtolemyV,isinscribedwithtextinthree differentscripts;AncientEgyptianhieroglyphs, demotic(Egyptian)scriptandAncientGreek. Becauseofthis,theRosettaStonebecameakey toolintranslatingandunderstandingAncient Egyptianhieroglyphs. (Source:Wikipedia,RosettaStone,availableat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_stone)

5. ChatwithJennifer 10:07a.m. HiJennifer EncryptionwithBobhasbeenenabled. HeyDavid,sup? ?4U K Didyouknowthat@GT,wetake careoftheWH5? Yeah,ourFAISgrouprbtltoconduct thoroughinvestigations. CallourFAISgrouptoday@4163660100forthe411 CallourFAISgrouptoday 4163660100forthe411

6. Acronyms& theirmeanings Thefollowingpagescontaincommonlyusedtext messageacronyms.Thislistisonlymeanttobe aguide,buthopefullyit’llhelpyoudecipherthe nextcrypticmessageyougetfromyourtextsavvy teenager—ormaybeeventhenextfraudster.

7. Numerical 411 420 :poof: ?4U ^5 <3 1DR 2G2BT 2moro 2nite 4COL 4EAE A ABT ADD/ADDY Information Marijuana Goodbye,gone Ihaveaquestionforyou Highfive Heart(love) Iwonder Toogoodtobetrue Tomorrow Tonight Forcryingoutloud Foreverandever About Address

8. AFK AIGHT AKA ASAP ATM B BCOS BDAY BF BRB BTDT BTW C CD9 C-P CTO CYA D DIY DL Awayfromkeyboard Alright Alsoknownas Assoonaspossible Atthemoment Because Birthday Boyfriend/Bestfriend Berightback Beenthere,donethat Bytheway Code9(Parentsarearound) Sleepy Checkthisout Seeya Doityourself Download

9. DM DNBL8 E-F EZ FAIS FAQ FTW FYI G G2G GF GJ GL GNITE GRATZ David“super-sleuth”Malamed, Partner,FAIS Donotbelate Easy Forensicaccountingandinvestigative services Frequentlyaskedquestions Forthewin Foryourinformation Gottogo Girlfriend Goodjob Goodluck Goodnight Congratulations

10. H H&K H/O H4U HF HW I IC IDK ILY IM IMO IMU IYD J J/J JFG JK Hugsandkisses Holdon Hotforyou Havefun Homework Isee Idon’tknow Iloveyou Instantmessage Inmyopinion Imissyou Inyourdreams Justjoking Jennifer“forensicqueen”Fiddian- Green,Partner,FAIS Justkidding

11. KPC K K Okay KB KK KPC L L8R LOL M-N MSG NE1 NM NP NR NUFF NVM NVR Keyboard Okay,Okay! Keepingparentsclueless Later Laughoutloud Message Anyone Nothingmuch Noproblem Nancy“no-nonsense”Rogers,Partner, FAIS Enoughsaid Nevermind Never

12. O-P OMG P&C P911 PIC PLS POV PPL R RBTL RIP RLY ROFL RUOK S S^ SLAP SRSLY SRY SUP Ohmygod Privateandconfidential Parentalert Picture Please Pointofview People Readbetweenthelines Restinpeace Really Rollingonthefloorlaughing Areyouokay? What’sup(‘sup) Soundslikeaplan Seriously Sorry What’sup?

13. T TBC TBD TBH THNX TISL TTYL TXT TY TYVM U U2 U8 UG2BK UL UR W W3 Tobecontinued Tobedetermined Tobehonest Thanks Thisissolame Talktoyoulater Text Thankyou Thankyouverymuch Youtoo Youate? You’vegottobekidding Upload You/You’re www(webaddress)

14. WAI WB WE WH5 WK WKD WRK X XLNT XOXOXO Y-Z Y ZZZZ Whatanidiot Welcomeback Whatever Who,what,when,where,why Week Weekend Work Excellent Hugsandkisses Why? Sleeping(orbored)

15. Ifyouneedfurtherassistancewithcomputer forensicsorforensicaccountingpleasecontactour SouthernOntarioforensicpartnerstoday: DavidMalamed,CA•IFA,CPA (Illinois),CFE Partner EDavid.Malamed@ca.gt.com T+14163603382 NancyRogers,CA•IFA,CBV,CIP Partner ENancy.Rogers@ca.gt.com T+14163697029 JenniferFiddian-Green,CA•IFA,CMA, CFI,CFE,CAMS Partner EJennifer.Fiddian-Green@ca.gt.com T+14163697027

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