Morpheem
Graded reader
Intermediate
Available in 16
languages
How We Speak: Britain's Texting Language
This is a graded reader for language learners. Read the same text in different languages, look up unfamiliar words, and use them for practice on Morpheem.
British people send messages differently than other English speakers. They add small marks at the end of texts that show affection, and they say sorry more than anyone else in the world. These habits tell us important things about how the British communicate and what matters in their culture. Understanding these patterns helps us see how digital language creates its own rules.
Available languages
English
How We Speak: Britain's Texting Language
German
Texten auf Deutsch: Zwischen Höflichkeit und Sprachnachrichten
Spanish
Cómo hablamos: el lenguaje de los mensajes en México
Polish
Jak mówimy: język SMS-ów w Polsce
Russian
Как мы пишем: язык сообщений в России
Japanese
日本のメール文化:言葉を超えた表現
Chinese (simplified)
中国人的聊天密码:数字和表情的世界
French
Comment on parle : le langage des textos en France
Italian
Come parliamo: il linguaggio dei messaggi in Italia
Portuguese
Como Falamos: A Linguagem das Mensagens no Brasil
Dutch
Hoe we praten: de sms-taal van Nederland
Swedish
Hur vi pratar: Sveriges textmeddelanden
Finnish
Miten me puhumme: Suomen tekstiviestikulttuuri
Romanian
Cum vorbim: limba SMS-urilor din România
Korean
한국의 문자 메시지 언어
Vietnamese
Cách chúng ta trò chuyện: Ngôn ngữ nhắn tin của người Việt