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Do abbreviations improve or impair communication these days?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 8 Aug 24

With advent of internet, social media and smartphones, communication and social interaction have increased. Abbreviations was initially made to make the messages shorter and easier to understand, when there were limits on...

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‘Okay’ ‘O.k.’ ‘Ok’

Aparajita Bhattacharjee @apsmine9 (358) 28 Feb 24

How many times do we use this word? Is it even a word? In what sense? When we agree with something or someone or we don’t know what to say or how to respond? Or when we exactly mean the opposite to what we are feeling? Or when we...

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CTTO?

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 11 Jul 18

I think most of us have accounts on Facebook. I am still so naive of this social medium site that I ask from my son or my brother about some things that I read on Facebook. One term that I find intriguing is this: CTTO. CTTO--...

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Abbreviation - Also Known As (A.K.A) on chat

maxilimian @maxilimian (3099) • Indonesia 8 Jun 16

Looking for the abbreviation when chatting, people get used to do this word typing for it. for examples gtg (go to go), gws (get well soon), i just don't even have an idea, where they get this a.k.a - or abbreviation...

a k a

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chat

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What is the Abbreviation Of FIFA????

cervine888 @cervine888 (125) • Pakistan 23 Feb 11

I thought very much on it that What is the Abbreviation of FIFA.

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fifa

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Is the habit of using shorthands(abbreviations) a way to hide spelling mistakes?

akhilgupta26 @akhilgupta26 (103) • India 12 Jan 10

Well nowadays everybody is using shorthand (abbreviations) while writing messeges, mails, etc I know it seems funny but is it a way to hide spelling mistakes..

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Just tell us all the abbreviation you know~~thanks!

tonytt2009 @tonytt2009 (1706) • China 17 Oct 08

Hey mylotters,I always feel inteseted in every abbreviation I've seen and need to make it clear their really meaning.How about you?For example, VIP means very Important Person; [b]DJ means DISCO JOCIKEY; URL...

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disco

information technology

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Abbreviation for Pounds.

arlerambabu @arlerambabu (1079) • India 17 Oct 08

What is the origin of "lbs", the abbreviated form for pounds?

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pounds

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Do you know the fun abbreviation of the word internet?

rajyogi7 @rajyogi7 (47) • India 5 Jul 08

It is just for fun only. I for Innovative N for Non T for Training E for Educational R for Resource for who N for Need E for Effective T for Target What is your abbreviation? please give!

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fun

internet

Words being abbreviated, how do you like reading it?

juliefaye @juliefaye (1214) • Philippines 26 May 08

Nowadays, we abbreviate every word in our text messages to make it shorter and to save some space thereby sending long messages shorter. I find it really awkward the first time I have my cellphone, sometimes I cannot understand...

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acronyms , abbreviation or short forms.

RedCore @RedCore (325) • India 12 Sep 07

Friends wat r the acronyms , abbreviation or short forms u usually use while chatting..?? I basically use tc - take care omg - oh my god brb - be right back.. Can u add more to the list ?

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Words abbreviation using on internet,do you know any else?

tracy1985 @tracy1985 (654) • China 12 Jun 07

As is known to all,more and more people like to use abbreviation on the internet,it is very easy and convenient,here is some I know: LOL ------laugh out loud. BF ------boy friend. GF ------girl friend. CU ------see you. IC...

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Do you use abbreviations?

laltu86 @laltu86 (1249) • India 17 Apr 07

Do you have the habbit of using abbrevieations and symbols like & for and , Us for states, and things like that.

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Do you know the abbreviation of life?

sharanrich @sharanrich (242) • India 9 Mar 07

Hi friends Do any body know the ABBREVIATION OF LIFE?

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To abbreviate or not to abbreviate, that's/is the question.,,

SKLC_PT @SKLC_PT (1234) 8 Mar 07

I was just wondering, do you think abbreviating or not will affect your post earnings as it can affect the lengh of the post. I've or I have, it's or it is, I'm or I am.... Thing is sometimes I write 3 lines and I noticed that...

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What is the origin of the Dollar sign ($) ?

shogunly @shogunly (1397) • Libya 3 Mar 07

Original and alternative answers welcome!

What does P.S. stand for?

monkeykingaround @monkeykingaround (896) • United States 21 Feb 07

I have write alot of letters. And I always add after it P.S. but I don't even know what it stands for. All I know is, it is something I used for adding something afterward which you have forgot to do before. It's nothing seriously...

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letter

mail

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pls tell me some Abbreviations on Internet?

yueliu @yueliu (1619) • China 11 Feb 07

Could u please tell me some abbreviations on internet? pls tell me some often used. Sometimes i find it difficult to catch the meaning of some posts.

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internet

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Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?

monsooner @monsooner (467) • India 23 Jan 07

Abbreviation

sandy_bond007 @sandy_bond007 (189) • India 8 Jan 07

What does R.S.V.P. stands for? Any answers?

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