It all started because people wanted a short and easier way to write messages. On mobiles the keyboard is smalland this makes writing difficult, and also, text messagesused to be expensive. It may be faster to write in chatspeak, but sometimes, it can be slower to read than normal writing.In chatspeak, you can type one letter and it can mean a whole word.For example B means 'be' or Y means 'why'. You can also shortenwords and use symbols and numbers. For example PLS meansplease' and L8R means 'later". Another thing you can do is shortenphrases to letters, like BRB means 'be right back'. Or when somethingis funny, you can type LOL, 'laugh out loud. There are no set rulesto chatspeak. You can shorten any word. Just make sure the receiverof the message understands it.You can also add smileys to your chatspeak, just to make it moreinteresting. Smileys show people how you're feeling, without usingwords. So, if you're happy, type :-) but if you're sad, you can type:-(. You can even type (-_-) to show you are bored or sleeping.So, can you understand chatspeak now?​