The most common English online slang You may sometimes notice strange non-words that pop up in informal writing online: things like OMG, bf, etc. These slang expressions have entered the English language in the last 10-15 years because theyre faster to type than the fully-spelled-out words and phrases. Below is a list of the most common chat that you can use when chatting online, posting to social media, writing text messages to friends, participating in online forums, and so on. Keep in mind that these are accepted in informal writing only. If you use them in academic or business writing, you may be looked down upon. Shortenings: b4 - before y - why u - you ur - your 2 - to gr8 - great l8r - later k - OK thx - thanks bf - boyfriend gf - girlfriend pls - please ppl - people sry - sorry w/ - with b/w - between b/c - because w/o - without Acronyms: ATM - at the moment AFAIK - as far as I know BFF* - best friends forever BTW - by the way FWIW - for what its worth IAC - in any case IDK - I dont know IIRC - if I remember correctly IMHO - in my honest opinion IMO - in my opinion LOL* - laughing out loud LMAO - laughing my ass off LMK - let me know OMG* - Oh my god TBC - to be continued TBD* - to be determined TMI* - too much information TTYL - talk to you later TY - thank you WTF* - what the f*ck * The expressions with stars are so well-known that you may even hear people using them in spoken English.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:20:30 +0000
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