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Common abbreviations in English

Common abbreviations in English

December 1, 2014 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Are you confused by abbreviations? Here are some typical abbreviations used by native speakers in everyday informal English.
Typical abbreviations
Abbreviation Meaning
asap as soon as possible
bbl be back later
b/c because
bf boyfriend
btw by the way
e.g. for example
f2f face to face
FYI for your information
gf girlfriend
hw homework
hr hour
imo in my opinion
l8r later
LOL laughing out loud
omg oh my God
nr1 number 1
pls please
ppl people
rolflmao rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ru are you
thx thanks
tmr tomorrow
uv you've
vid video
wtf what the f**k
wysiwyg what you see is what you get
yo year old

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