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Chatting in English

Here are some of the most common abbreviations people use:


121 One-to-one (Person-to-person) AFK Away from keyboard
AKA Also known as
ASAP As soon as possible
ASL Age/sex/location?
B4 Before
BBL Be back later
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
CUZ Because
FAQ Frequently asked questions
FYI For your information
IDK I don't know
J/K Just kidding
K OK
L8R Later
LOL Laugh out loud
M/F Male or female
MSG Message
OIC Oh, I see
P2P Person-to-person
PLZ Please
PM Private message
SYL See you later
TGIF Thank goodness it's Friday
THX Thanks
TTYL Talk to you later

English Checker
abbreviation: short form of a word or phrase
informal: not formal; relaxed and unofficial
password: secret word or code to get access to something
nickname: familiar or humorous name for somebody
register: add your name to an official list
relative: someone in your family (like brother or uncle)
topic: subject (the topic of this article is chatting)
username: special and unique name to get access to something

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