What does TLM mean? Does S AGP  has anything to do with graphics? What if someone sends you FLK?

The first mobile phones appeared in Greece in the mid 90’s and a few years later they were accessible to anyone. Texting was very popular among younger users , who were using prepaid SIM cards, but could not afford to spend money and time on it. The long Greek words are completely inappropriate for texting, so this is how the first acronyms and shortcuts were born. Their main characteristic is the elimination of vowels.

There’s a variety of acronyms and shortcuts used while texting or chatting in Greek. Some of them are English (thx), Greek (τλμ) or English in Greek characters (ασαπ, asap). However, the official language of texting is Greeklish (i.e. Greek in Latin characters: tlm). The characteristic of the shortcuts is the elimination of vowels.

Below, there’s a list with the basic shortcuts and acronyms. If you think that this list is incomplete, feel free to leave a comment.

Reference: http://lexilogia.gr/forum/archive/index.php/t-503.html

Twitter in Greek

After a few years of its launch, Twitter finally entered the Greek parliament and media. Politicians, journalists, and tv personas τουιτάρουν (tweetaroun, they tweet) their photos and public appearances and build their network of followers.

The Greek version of Twitter is still on testing phase and might have errors.