Additional practice: Tweet decoder

The following is a sample programming lab activity; not all classes using a zyBook require students to fully complete this activity. No auto$-$checking is performed. Users planning to fully complete this program may consider first developing their code in a separate programming environment.

The following program decodes a few common abbreviations in online communication such as messages in Twitter $("$tweets$")$ or email, and provides the corresponding English phrase.

zyDE $4\mathrm{.}13\mathrm{.}1$: Tweet decoder.

Program executed

Enter abbreviation from tweet:

LOL $=$ laughing out loud

Create different versions of the program that:

Expand the number of abbreviations that can be decoded. Add support for abbreviations you commonly use.

Allow the user to enter a complete tweet $(160$ characters or less$)$ as a single line of text. Search the resulting string for abbreviations and print a list of each abbreviation along with its decoded meaning.