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Odessa Dawn

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Please SMS me whenever you need help.

Does this make sense?
 

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Yes, as long as you're sure the person you're saying it to knows what SMS means.

I'd say 'Please text me....'

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I've found that my European colleagues use "SMS" where we would just say "text."
 

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I've found that my European colleagues use "SMS" where we would just say "text."
That's interesting. I thought that 'SMS' was the American version. I only 'text'.
 

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I've never heard anyone in America use the term. Maybe someone explaining the features of a new cell phone ("It does both SMS and MMS messaging.")
 
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