Commonly used text abbreviations in English | Learn English with Cambridge

Hello, and welcome to this week’s video.

Now, if you’re anything like me,

this little object spends a lot of time in your hand.

If that is the case,

then today’s video on text abbreviations

is a must-watch for you.

And helping us

with the video is my sister, Tessa, and her friend George,

who are going to compete to tell you the full meaning

of each text abbreviation.

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So what I’m going to do is I’m going to read

out a text acronym,

and when you know the answer,

Tessa, I would like you to beep your horn.

Let’s hear it.

Thank you.

Okay, and George,

I would like you to squeeze your chicken.

BRB?

George?

Be right back.

BRB.

You use this when you’re going away for a short while

but with the intention of coming back.

L...

OL.

George?

Laugh out loud.

LOL or, when you’re speaking, lol.

Quite obvious this one.

You use it when you find something funny.

B…

By the way?

Yes, George, BTW, by the way.

BTW.

We use this

when you’re adding something or bringing something up

that’s off-topic.

I…

I don’t know.

IDK, I don’t know.

Thank you, okay.

IDK.

This is very obvious.

You use this when you don’t know something.

YOL…

Tessa?

YOLO.

You only live once.

YOLO or, when spoken, yolo.

You use this to express the idea

that you should take risk and live life to the fullest.

F. O. M. O.

Fear of missing out.

Yes, Tessa.

FOMO or, when spoken, fomo.

We use this to describe feeling apprehensive about the idea

of missing out on something potentially cool or rewarding.

So, there you have it.

Six really useful text abbreviations

for next time you’re texting somebody in English.

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