I‘ve been texting a lot in the last year or two, it appears that it is becoming the communication of choice. I’m not complaining, I actually really like it. I can keep tabs on my kids, tell friends or family if I’m stuck on the highway and going to be late and just generally stay in touch when there isn’t time to stop for a coffee.
Being a newbie to texting, I got confused by all the abbreviations and acronyms used by more experienced texters. Especially my kids. There are combinations of 2 to 4 letters that can convey an entire thought or idea. There are even some one letter ones that replace a two or three letter word. I guess it’s too tiresome to key in three whole letters so better to use one and save the energy. LOL (laugh out loud)
To help save you the embarrassment of having to ask what these short cuts mean (like I did), following is a list of the 25 most popular texting acronyms and what they mean:
My favourites are the one letter ones:
- 2 = to/too
- 4 = for
- B = be
- C = see
- I = eye
- O = owe
- R = are
- U = you
- Y = why
Two or more letters:
- BFF = best friends forever
- BRB = be right back
- BRT = be right there (I get this one from my son a lot)
- CUS = see you soon
- EOD – end of day
- GR8 – great
- HAK – hugs and kisses (this one confused me greatly when I got it from my daughter)
- IDC = I don’t care
- IDK = I don’t know
- JK – just kidding
- NP = no problem
- OMW = on my way (another one my son uses . . . and he never is on his way!)
- RU = are you
- TMI = too much information
- UR = your / you are
- XOXOXOXO = still the standard for hugs and kisses
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