ACRONYM: Technically, a word that is formed
by combining some parts (usually the first letters) of some other terms.
Newsgroups, chat rooms and e-mails have spawned a rich set of acronyms and
initialisms for common phrases. Here is a list of common acronyms used
nowadays.
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
ASL: Age/
Sex/ Location
AAMOF: As
a matter of fact.
ATM: At
This Moment.
BBL: Be
Back Later.
BC: Be
Cool.
BRB: Be
Right Back
BTW: By
the Way.
B4: Before
CU: See
You!
CUL: See
you Later.
Cuz: Because
DIY: Do
it yourself.
DND: Do
not Disturb.
F2F: Face
to Face.
FAQ: Frequently
asked questions.
FB: Facebook
(Most used)
FYI: For
your information.
GAL: Get
a Life.
GM: Good
Morning.
GN: Good
Night.
GNASD: Good
Night and Sweet Dreams
G2B: Going
to Bed.
GR8: Great.
G2G: Got
to Go.
HBU: How
about you.
HAND: Have
a Nice Day. (nice one)
IDC: I
don’t care.
IDK: I
don’t Know
IC: I
See. (As same as it sounds)
IDC: I
don’t care.
IMY: I
miss u
IS: I’m
sorry.
JAM: Just
a minute.
JK: Just
Kidding
K: Okay
LAM: Leave
a message.
LOL: Laugh
out Loud
LMK: Let
Me Know
L8R: Later.
MP: My
pleasure.
Msg: Message.
NP: No
problem.
OMG: Oh
my God!
Pls: Please
Ppl: People
ROFL: Rolling
On Floor Laughing
Q4U: Question
for you.
SD: Sweet
Dreams
sup: wassup
TBH: To
Be Honest
Tnx: Thanks
TY: Thank You
Txt: Text
TMI: Too
much information.
TTLY: Talk
to you later
WBU: What
about you.
W8AM: Wait
a minute.
Watch the
movie segment. Observe that many people are texting during the scene.Work in
pairs. Write a dialog with acronyms for you to describe what you saw and to
express your feelings about what happened. You may use other words, not only
acronyms.
1 comment:
I find it really useful and inspirational! I have also designed several movie based lessons, but I have never asued movies for grammar training...Your method appeals to me much! I'll borrow some segments I guess :) Good luck with teaching!
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