Penyingkatan-penyingkatan beberapa kata atau suatu kalimat sering kali dilakukan untuk beberapa bentuk kata yang penggunaanya cukup intensif. Sebenarnya hal ini tidak diperbolehkan di dalam Bahasa Indonesia Ejaan Yang Disempurnakan, tetapi hal itu tidak berlaku di dalam penulisan sehari-hari apalagi saat berkomunikasi dengan orang yang sudah dekat. Penyingkatan tersebut juga terjadi untuk beberapa kosakata dalam Bahasa Inggris, seperti yang sudah terkenal semisal OMG (Oh, My GOD), BTW (By The Way), dan FYI (For Your Information). Berikut adalah daftar beberapa singkatan kata-kata dalam English yang berhasil dikumpulkan dari beberapa sumber:
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
ASAP= As Soon As Possible
BTW = By The Way
CMIIW = Correct Me If I’m Wrong
LTNC = Long Time No See
OIC = Oh, I See
OMG = Oh, My God
OTOH = On The Other Hand
CP = Cross-Posting
OT = Off Topic
OOT = Out Of Topic
VOOT = Very Out Of Topic
POV = Point Of View
PS = Post Scriptum; PostScript
SOL = Sorry, One Liner – kalau pesan anda pendek, cantumkan ini.
FYI = For Your Information
HTH = Hope That Helped/Hope This Helps
IAC = In Any Case
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion (rarely: In My Honest Opinion)
IMNSHO = In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
ISO = In Search Of
LOL = Laughs Out Loud
LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
SSIA = Subject Says It All
TBE = To Be Expected
TBH = To Be Honest
TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern
TBYB = Try Before You Buy
TMA = Take My Advice
TIMTOWTDI = There Is More Than One Way To Do It
TINALO = This Is Not A Legal Opinion
TINAR = This Is Not A Recommendation
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TFTT = Thanks For The Thought
TYVM = Thank You Very Much
WOMBAT = Waste Of Money, Brains, And Time
WBS = Write Back Soon
WRT = With Regard To; With Respect To
WYGIWYPF = What You Get Is What You Pay For
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
WTB = Want To Buy
WTS = Want To Sell
WTI = Want To Inform
WTA = Want To Ask
AFK = Away From Keyboard
BRB = Be Right Back
TTYL = Talk To You Later
VIP = Very Important Person
VVIP = Very Very Important Person
UFO = Unknown/Unidentified Flying Object
Bila ada yang mau menambahkan daftar di atas, dipersilahkan dengan tangan terbuka. Selamat menyingkat kata..
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