Twitter 101: What do all the Twitter acronyms mean?
Twitter 101: What do all the Twitter acronyms mean?
Twitter acronyms: don't overuse themWhen you start using Twitter, squeezing your thoughts into 140 characters is a challenge. Unless you've perfected the art of text messaging, it's likely that you have no idea what all of the acronyms mean that are constantly in use on Twitter.
Using an acronym is a great way to free up some space when you tweet, but it is very important not to use so many that your tweet looks like a secret code. It is also not a great idea to use acronyms that aren't universally knowns -- your tweet might be important but most people do not have time to de-code what you are saying.
Here are some of the acronyms used most frequently on Twitter:
RT – Re tweeting/forwarding the original tweet.
DM – Direct Message. This is a private message that does not show in the public time line.
FAIL – something's gone wrong (Twitter's down)
LOL - Laugh(ing) out loud
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion
WTH – What the Hell...or 'heck' if you think people believe that's what you mean
BTW – By the way
IRL – In Real Life
FTF – Face to Face
ASAP – As Soon As Possible
JV – Joint Venture
LMK – Let Me Know
J/K – Joking or Just Kidding
FB - Facebook
OH - Overheard
FTL - For the Loss
FTW - For the Win
TTYL - Talk to you later
TY - Thank you
YW - You're welcome
TMI - Too much information
Every day, there seem to be new acronyms that pop up on Twitter. Use them sparingly and make sure you are getting your point across. Sometimes it takes longer to figure out how to type something in "acronym-ese".
More questions about Twitter? Twitter 101: The Basics and Beyond
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Hope this helps make sense of the madness! :)
Btw, I just wanted to say ty for the email... Altho, it had TMI for me 2 process 2day. ;) haha Just kidding.
