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MOBILE: Decoding Texting Abbreviations

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Do you receive text messages with a lot of abbreviations and get confused about their meaning? It's like a whole new language!

The sender probably wants to save time, but it can sometimes end up confusing the recipient.

Don't worry, below we've listed a cheat sheet for you of common abbreviations, but first, a funny story...

STORY: I recently viewed a video on social media where Tom and Bridget were on a Zoom call. Bridget had asked for the slides that Tom was working on to be ready EOD. Tom didn't have them as he thought EOD meant End of December. Bridget was surprised as EOD to her meant End of Day.

The lesson of this story is that when you use abbreviations, make sure the reader of your message is on the same page. Don't assume.

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Text Abbreviations Cheat Sheet

Below is a list of some common abbreviations that seem to be universally used in texting, messaging, and social media. Now when you run across one, you'll know what it means. Of course, there are a lot more in use!

  *   AFC - Away from computer
  *   ATM – At the moment
  *   BRB – Be right back
  *   BTW – By the way
  *   CM - Call me
  *   CT - Can't talk
  *   EOD – End of day
  *   FTFY – Fixed that for you
  *   ^5 – High-five
  *   ICYMI – In case you missed it
  *   IKR – I know, right
  *   IDK – I don't know
  *   IG – I guess
  *   IMHO – In my humble opinion
  *   LMK – Let me know
  *   LOL – Laugh out loud
  *   NP – No problem
  *   NVM – Never mind

  *   OBV - Obviously
  *   OFC – Of course
  *   OMW – On my way
  *   OOO – Out of office
  *   ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
  *   SMH – Shaking my head
  *   *s* - Smile
  *   TTYL – Talk to you later
  *   TY – Thank you
  *   2MI – Too much information
  *   2MOR – Tomorrow
  *   2M2H – Too much to handle
  *   WBU – What about you?
  *   WIP – Work in Progress
  *   WTG – Way to go
  *   YOLO – You only live once
  *   YW – You're welcome

Tips for Using Abbreviations in Business Environments

  *   Know your audience. Be sure that when you use abbreviations the recipient of your message will know what you mean.

  *   Limit the number of abbreviations that you include in the same message. While abbreviations can save time, avoid overusing them. Too many in a message can make it difficult for the recipient to understand.

  *   Consider tone. Use a mix of abbreviations and full words. This ensures clarity and readability in your messages.

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Communication: Writing

Getting Less Bold

I'm getting less BOLD in my writing! By that, I mean that my bolding style of text has shifted away from highlighting the complete, traditional topic sentence to... creating curiosity.

The point of bolding used to be to bring forth the most important thought in each paragraph. The purpose was to help the reader easily skim the article and get the main points without having to read in detail.

I have come to realize that there is a more effective way: you can bold the beginning of an important thought so that the reader starts to read down. They are caught in the thread of a key idea and want to read the rest of the sentence to satisfy their curiosity.

The result is that the important info (not often bolded itself) gets a more dramatic intro so that the final idea makes a greater impact on the reader.

Now we don't use this technique exclusively. We want to mix things up to keep things interesting and intriguing.

So, some bolding creates curiosity about what is to come ... and other times, this formatting style includes the full point. (By the way, highlighting the main idea does not necessarily mean bolding the entire sentence. Sometimes it is just a partial sentence with the key info.)

How do you know if you have bolded the right things to achieve a steady read through the text? Test it! Go back and just read the bold items and see where you're eyes are led and if you come away with valuable info. You can always go back and edit it. It's not always easy to get it right the first time.

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