1. Acronyms English at Work 2013-12-10

2. Many people use acronyms when chatting online or sending text messages. With a partner, try to think of three more acronyms you use frequently. Write them down below, and then swap ideas with other pairs in your class. Example: 1. TDTD: too dumb to discuss 2. BBL/S: be back later/soon 3. CYA: see you What do the acronyms in the following list stand for?

3. BF: BFF: BFFL: BRB: CYA: FAQ: FB: FML: FTW: FYI: G2G: GF: GR8: GTFO: HTH: IDK: IMO/IMHO: IRL: JK: KTHX: L8R: LMAO:

4. BF: Boyfriend BFF: Best Friends Forever BFFL: Best Friends for Life BRB: Be Right Back CYA: See You FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions FB: Facebook FML: "F-Word" My Life FTW: For the Win FYI: For Your Information G2G: Got to Go GF: Girlfriend GR8: Great GTFO: Get the "F-Word" Out HTH: Hope This Helps IDK: I Don't Know IMO/IMHO: In My Opinion/In My Humble Opinion IRL: In Real Life JK: Just Kidding KTHX: OK, Thanks L8R: Later LMAO: Laugh My "A-Word" Off

5. LMFAO: LOL: NM: NP: NSFW: OMG: ORLY: OTOH: ROFL: SFW: STFU: TMI: TTYL: U: W/: W/O: WTF: WYSIWYG: WYSIWYA: Y: YW:

6. LMFAO: Laugh My "F-ing" "A-Word" Off LOL: Laugh Out Loud NM: Nevermind NP: No Problem NSFW: Not Safe for Work OMG: Oh My God ORLY: Oh Really? OTOH: On the Other Hand ROFL: Roll On the Floor Laughing SFW: Safe for Work STFU: Shut the "F-Word" Up TMI: Too Much Information TTYL: Talk to You Later U: You W/: With W/O: Without WTF: What the "F-Word" WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get WYSIWYA: What You Say Is What You Are Y: Why YW: You're Welcome

7. References: 1. http://webtrends.about.com/od/profile1/a/I nternet-Slang-Dictionary-Online-Urban- Dictionary.htm http://webtrends.about.com/od/profile1/a/I nternet-Slang-Dictionary-Online-Urban- Dictionary.htm 2.http://www.urbandictionary.com/http://www.urbandictionary.com/