The basic idea of Twitter is to allow users to broadcast short messages limited to 140 characters. To keep the messages short there would be a need to create some shortcuts.
Here we are sharing 30+ useful abbreviations. They are technically called acronyms, not abbreviations.
b/c = Because
BG = Background
BFN = Bye for now
BR = Best regards
BTW = By the way
DM = Direct message
EM = Email
FB = Facebook
FF = Follow Friday
FTF = Face to face
FTL = For The Loss
FWIW = For what it’s worth
FWD = Forward
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
PPL = People
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 fuck
w/e = Weekend
YW = You’re welcome
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does anyone use What The Heck?
WTF is that about?
i dont
eheh… nice useful post m8… ty
Good abbreviates to deal with the 140 character limits. Thanks for the list. I think I’ll be using these more as my twitter account becomes more active.
Awesome post….Such a nice post…These acronyms will help everyone who used Twitter.