English for Chatting – Acronyms

English for Chatting – Acronyms 

One very useful thing to know in the English language is chatting acronyms. We need to know this in order to read and understand authentic English nowadays when chatting on smart phones, making tweets, meeting over Skype or commenting on Facebook posts. Here are the most frequently used chatting acronyms that you will see, and hopefully use.

The Most Common Chat Acronyms

B4 Before

BF / GF Boyfriend / Girlfriend

BRB Be right back

FB Facebook

BTW By the way

GR8 Great

IKR I know, right?

IMHO In my honest opinion / In my humble opinion

IMO In my opinion

J/K Just kidding

LMBO Laughing my butt off

LOL Laughing out loud

OMG Oh my God

PLS or PLZ Please

PPL People

TMRW Tomorrow

TTYL Talk to you later

ic I see

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By: Luke 

ETO American English teacher

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