Thursday, January 27, 2011
Learning to Speak Tweet
I don’t know about you, but when I first started learning to use Twitter, I was dumbfounded by all the acronyms. A small few were obvious. LOL. Laughing out loud. Thnx. Thanks. But that was about where my understanding stopped. Months later, I have a far better grasp of twitter language. Or perhaps its called Twinglish now? Anyway, for all those just learning to Tweet, here’s a fairly comprehensive list of acronyms, both to use and decipher others Tweets.
ROFL – Rolling on the floor laughing
LMAO – Laughing my a** off
ROFLMAO – Combo of the above two
BTW- By the way
IMO – In my opinion
IMHO – In my humble/honest opinion
BRB – Be right back
FTW – For the win
FTL – For the loss
FTF – Face to face
YMMV – Your mileage may vary (Or your experience may be different than mine.)
JV – Joint venture
JK – Just kidding
LMK – Let me know
OH –Overheard
VO- Very obviously
YW or YVW – Your welcome/ Your very welcome
TIA – Thanks in advance
WTH – What the hell?
WTF – What the f ***?
IRL – In real life
ASFAIK – As far as I know
B4 – before
BFN – Bye for now
HT – Hat tip
JSYK - Just so you know
Phew! And that’s only the ones I know or could find out about. I’m sure there are more as the language seems to be added to daily. What are your favorite acronyms that you use all the time? Or are there some not on the list that you can add on with? Either way, I hope this helps you navigate Twitter but more than that, helps you to better understand your Tweeps. ; -)
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I always write everything out. That's probably why I'm the slowest texter in the world.
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