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Texting slang

ENGLISH LANGUAGE, VOCABULARY, AND PHRASES

Do you regularly use abbreviations when you write emails or talk to your friends via chat? Here you will find the most used abbreviations in English.


Today almost all of us communicate in written form on social networks or messaging services, and very frequently we use abbreviations. Of course, there are also these abbreviations in English and they are already part of a very common slang in the digital world. We can group them under the term "text slang" and below we will indicate some of the expressions and their translation that you should master so as not to get lost in chats and emails.

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Most used abbreviations in English:

AFAIK: As far as I know - As far as I know

AKA : Also known as - Also known as

ASAP: As soon as possible - As soon as possible

BM&Y: Between you and me - Between you and me

BRB: Be right back - I'll be right back

B2W: Back to work - Back to work

CWYL: Chat with you later - Let's talk later

CUS: See you soon - See you soon

CM / CMB: Call Me / Call me back - Call me, call me back

DIY: Do it yourself - Do it yourself

FAQ: Frequently asked questions - Frequently Asked Questions

FYI: For your information - For your information

HRU: How are you? - How are you?

IDK: I don't know - I don't know

LOL: Laugh out loud - Laugh out loud

OMG: Oh my God! - Oh my God!

WBY: What about you? - What about you?

X: Kiss - Kisses

XOXO: Hugs and Kisses - Hugs and Kisses

These are just some of the most widely used or well-known abbreviations in English, but new forms and neologisms are being generated every day while others are forgotten, as in Spanish. Remember that in all these expressions it is preferable to use capital letters. Think that writing in abbreviated form does not have to mean writing with spelling mistakes

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