Twitter , as we have seen has grown leaps and bounds in last couple of years across the globe. Being on Twitter can sometimes be little difficult espcially if you are new because of the lingo used on the micro blogging site. We all know sometimes its very difficult to express the full thing in less than 140 characters and thats when the shortcuts and abbreviations and acronyms come to our rescue. Following are few abbreviations which are quite handy while interacting on the social networking site -
b/c = Because
BG = Background (when someone refers to their Twitter background page)
BFN = Bye for now
BR = Best regards
BTW = By the way
DM = Direct message
EM = Email
FB = Facebook
FTF = Face to face
FWIW = For what it’s worth
Gr8 = Great
IMO = In my opinion
IMHO = In my honest opinion or in my humble opinion
IRL = In real life
J/K = Just kidding
LI = LinkedIn
LMK = Let me know
LMBO = Laughing my butt off
LMAO = Laughing my ass off
LOL = Laughing out loud
NP = No problem
OMG = Oh my God
OMFG = Oh my f—- God
PLZ = Please
ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
RT = Retweet
RTHX = Thanks for the retweet
TMB = Tweet me back
TMI = Too much information
TTYS = Talk to you soon
TTYL = Talk to you later
TY = Thank you
WTH = What the heck
WTF = What the f—
YW = You’re welcome
<3 = This is the text version of a heart.
I’m sure these are just few of the many used on the site so please feel free to add more to the list with your comments below.
