Capitalisation - The escessive use of capital letters or spelling a whole word in capitals.
Omission - The removal of letters (usually vowels) or punctuation for effect.
Initialism - Using letters to abbreviate a phrase and pronouncing it as letters e.g. asap
Acronym - Using letters to abbreviate a phrase and pronouncing it as a word e.g. Lol
Emoticons - Using punctuation marks and letters to mimic an expression e.g. :)
Number and Letter Homphones - Using letters or numbers to mimic sounds in words e.g. b4 or 2night.
Phonetic Spelling - Spelling a word how it sounds e.g. luv, cya.
Diminutive Forms - Word which naturally or are adjusted to end in 'ie' or 'y' e.g. Mummy, doggie.
Graphaeme - A letter that has multiple meanings depending on the context e.g. x - kiss, signature e.t.c.
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