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Use Social Media Shorthand

By: Marsha Collier and

Updated: 11-12-2018

From The Book: Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram For Seniors For Dummies

Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram For Seniors For Dummies

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Because of the 280-character limit for Tweets, people often abbreviate common words and phrases on Twitter. This shorthand has trickled into other social media forms, particularly Facebook and Instagram. The following table has abbreviations, or Twitter shorthand, that you see often. You will most likely want to use the shorthand, so the table illustrates its use in Twitter messaging.

Social Media Shorthand

Abbreviation	What It Means	Usage
4	For	What do you want it 4?
4U	For you	I have something 4U.
BFN	Bye for now	Off to work, BFN.
BTW	By the way	BTW, I stopped by your office.
DM	Direct message	Sent you a DM.
FYI	For your information	FYI, I’ll be there.
IC	I see	IC you’ve changed your avatar.
ICYMI	In case you missed it	ICYMI I posted that yesterday.
IMHO	In my humble opinion	I think that’s bad IMHO.
IRL	In real life	Can’t wait to meet you IRL.
LMAO	Laughing my a** off	That’s so funny! LMAO!
LOL	Laughing out loud	OK, I’m LOL!
OH	Overheard	OH (at the beauty salon): Love your haircut.
OMG	Oh my gosh	OMG, I can’t believe I watched that video.
PITA	Pain in the a**	My kids are driving me crazy. What a PITA
ROFL	Rolling on the floor laughing	And now I’m ROFL.
RT	Retweet	RT is what you see when someone repeats one of your Tweets to their followers.
RU	Are you	RU going to the Tweetup?
SMH	Shaking my head	They did what? SMH!
Tweet	Post a comment on Twitter	Have you posted a Tweet today?
Tweeps	Twitter members	I got RTs from 6 Tweeps today.
Tweetup	A real life meetup of Twitter members	Where’s the Tweetup?
Twitterverse	The world of Twitter	Welcome to the Twitterverse!
TY	Thank you	TY for all the RTs.
W00t!	Yay!	W00t! I got a deal at the store today!

About This Article

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Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram For Seniors For Dummies ,

About the book author:

Marsha Collier is a renowned social media strategist and bestselling author. She authored all editions of eBay For Dummies and co-hosts Computer and Technology Radio. Marsha even made headlines in 2014 when her husband proposed to her over Twitter?the first social media engagement on record!

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