Shorter version of a word

By Robby

If you are new here please read this first.

VOCAB – this is a short version of ‘vocabulary’ and while it’s not something you’ll be using on a very regular basis, it’s always good to know that you can say things like: “I want to build my English vocab” or “I just added another useful English phrase to my vocab!”

LIMO – short for ‘limousine’. Next time around when you see one, you can nudge your friend and tell him – “Hey man, look at that cool limo!”

CELEB – I’m pretty sure you knew this one, but I had to put it on the list to make it complete! It’s obviously short for ‘celebrity’ and I wouldn’t be surprised if 20 years down the line people wouldn’t remember the original word at all!

PIC – this is a very handy way of referring to a picture or a photograph. “Hold on a sec, I’ll take a pic and then we’re good to go!”

SEC – this is how you can shorten the word ‘second’. As a matter of fact, I used this word in the sample sentence above, and here’s a couple more sample phrases: “Wait a sec!” or “Be back in a sec!”

DECAF – this is a short version of ‘decaffeinated coffee’ and it will definitely come in handy when putting in an order in a coffee shop late in the evening – “I’d like a large decaf latte, please!”

DETOX – this is a popular word in terms of dieting, and it refers to detoxification whereby you get your body rid of all sorts of toxins. ‘A detox diet’, for example, is a diet consisting mostly of juices, fresh salads and veggies and helps you get much healthier within a matter of days!

VEGGIE – is a short for ‘vegetable’ and is used all the time when people talk about health and balanced nutrition – “I’m eating lots of fresh fruit and veggies, and I’m feeling simply amazing!”

CARBS – carbohydrates. To be honest with you, I think the word ‘carbs’ has become so popular in the food industry that we don’t even have to wait for 20 years before everyone forgets the original word ‘carbohydrates’.

BI’S – biceps. TRI’S – triceps. QUADS – quadriceps (front part of your upper legs) HAMS – hamstrings (back of your upper legs) PECS – pectorals (chest muscles). DELTS – deltoids (shoulders). ABS – abdominal muscles. This is how you refer to your different body parts when you’re in a gym, and not only! You can use these body part names whenever you mention the respective body parts in daily conversations, and you can rest assured that you’ll be understood.

REP – a quick way of referring to a ‘representative’. ‘Rep’ is widely used in all industries – sales rep, trade union rep – and if you’re a sales rep, for example, you may want to start calling yourself a ‘sales rep’ rather than ‘sales representative’.

REP – another meaning of this word is ‘repetition’. If you’re serious into fitness and exercising, you’ll definitely know this one because it’s become an industry standard. You go to gym, pick up a workout program and start performing sets or reps according to your level and preparation.

PREP – now, guess what this short form of a word means? Well – it means ‘prepare’ or ‘preparation’! Typical phrases to learn – “Have you prepped up?” or “I’m all prepped up, we’re good to go!”

LINO – maybe this one is going to sound too technical, but believe me – there are times when you have to describe floor types such as carpet, wooden floor and also linoleum which is the full word for ‘lino’. A typical situation would be renting a house, so you’d better add this word onto your active vocab!

RADS – radiators. This is another DIY term for you, and believe me – your home heating is another one of those things that will come up during your house hunting efforts! “Are these rads old or new?” – you should ask this question when you’re in doubt of the effectiveness of the heating elements if they’re really worn and old-looking.

DOC – this is a how you refer to a ‘doctor’. “I have to visit my doc today, can I have a couple of hours off?” would be the ideal way of asking for some time off at your work so that you can visit a doctor. “Hello doc, nice to see you, how are you?” this is how you’d greet your doctor upon arrival.

MEDS – ‘medications’. “Please don’t forget to take your meds in the morning!” or “Have you taken your meds today?” would be a typical way of making sure your friend, child or a sibling has taken proper care of themselves according to their doc’s recommendations!

CERT – this is a shortened form of ‘certificate’, and you’ll definitely get to use this word when going through the educational system or when attaining new qualifications for your professional life.

PRO – this is a very popular shortening of a word, and it’s quite self-explanatory. It means ‘professional’, and you can simply stick this three letter word in front of other words to indicate professional level of the trade, profession and occupation in question: pro-designer, pro-builder, pro-bodybuilder.

CONGRATS – this word is also very self-explanatory; it basically means ‘congratulations’ and can be used whenever you’re congratulating someone with some sort of an achievement. “Congrats on your promotion, well done my friend!”

VID – short for ‘video’. Typical phrases – “Check out this vid!” or “Can you e-mail me a link to that crazy vid you showed me last week?”

INFO – well, well, well, I’m a real smart-arse, am I not? Of course you knew that ‘info’ is short for ‘information’! I just had to put this word on the list though because word shortening related info wouldn’t be complete without the word ‘info’!

SIS – this is how you can call your little sister. Well, you can still call her “sis” even if she’s older than you, it’s really up to you!

BRO – and this is how you call your brother, and not only your birth-brother. Any close friend of yours deserves being referred to as “bro”, and here’s how you can greet your best friend on the way to college “Hey bro, wassup?”

MIL – is a short for ‘million’, and here’s the most commonly used phrase containing this word: “Thanks a mil!” It’s a fairly common way of thanking someone for a small favor or service, and you’ll sound so much more native-like if you start using this phrase yourself!

SYNC – this English word shortening stands for ‘synchronize’ or ‘synchronization’. “Let’s sync our watches!” – would be something you’d hear in films where a group of agents are splitting up before the operation.

PROBS – “No probs!” obviously means “No problems!” and it’s a typical way you would respond to some request. “Can you please lift this bag up onto that shelf, please?” would be best met with the following response: “No probs!”

Robby 😉

P.S. Would you like to find out why I’m highlighting some of the text in red? Read this article and you’ll learn why it’s so important to learn idiomatic expressions and how it will help you to improve your spoken English!

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1100+ Short form of words in English Texting and Chatting. This list of 1100 short form of words in English with meanings are used in texting and online chatting with friends. You can use these short words in your texting and chatting.

Short form of words in English

LOML —–Love Of My Life

SAE —–Stamped/Self Addressed Envelope

UTI —–Urinary Tract Infection

LBVS —–Laughing But Very Serious

ITM —–In the Mouth

EOTW —–End Of The World

NIAMY —–Never In A Million Years

DTP —–Disturbing The Peace

TYBG —–Thank You Based God

ROH —–Ring of Honor (wrestling)

YDMS —–You Don’t Make Sense

IYO —–In Your Opinion

AO —–Adults Only

LSP —–Love Sick Puppy

TYS —–Thank You Sir

RAS —–Remote Access Server

BFITW —–Best Friend In The World

OOMM —–Out Of My Mind

RFQ —–Request For Quotation

RATM —–Rage Against the Machine (band)

JSYK —–Just So You Know

YTMND —–You’re The Man Now, Dog (website)

YRMV —–Your Results May Vary

CCIE —–Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert

OY —–Oh Yeah

Common Abbreviations list

TWOC —–Taken Without Owner’s Consent

NCO —–Non-Commissioned Officer

ITOY —–I’m Thinking Of You

KIRF —–Keeping It Real Fake

IDK —–I Don’t Know

YTP —–YouTube Poop

TMN —–Touch Me Not

BG —–Bad Game Baby Gangster

WOTAM —–Waste of Time and Money

TGIM —–Thank God It’s Monday

TW —–Trigger Warning

OJT —–On Job Training

AD —–Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)

GWI —–Get With It

NER —–Non-Existent Relationship

NY —–New York

AT&T —–American Telephone & Telegraph

IHYDM —–I Hope You Don’t Mind

VA —–Various Artists

KTF —–Keep The Faith

MGM —–Male Genital Mutilation

HAY —–How Are You

WTH —–What/Where/Who The Hell

AR —–Assault Rifle

PFB —–Please Find Below

IMWTK —–Inquiring Minds Want To Know

HYD —–How Ya Doing?

BBR —–Blonde, Brunette, Redhead

HTBT —–Had To Be There

JCB —–J C Bamford (excavator manufacturer)

BC —–Before Christ

YOLO —–You Only Live Once

WDYWFM —–What Do You Want From Me?

SSC —–Safe, Sane, Consensual

FYEO —–For Your Eyes Only

DLS —–Dirty Little Secret

JLY —–Jesus Loves You

LOMO —–Lights Out, Missionary Only

NSF —–Not Sufficient Funds Not So Fast

TGFT —–Thank God For That

LRG —–Lifted Research Group (clothing)

STY —–Same To You

WOTS —–Word On The Street

GFU —–Good For You

AIO —–All In One

ALG —–Ain’t Life Grand

NYSE —–New York Stock Exchange

JSP —–Java Server Pages

LHYW —–Like Hell You Will

YGI —–You Got It

IKHYF —–I Know How You Feel

LDO —–Like Duh, Obviously

TYMBI —–Thought You Might Be Interested

NOMB —–None Of My Business

SNF —–So Not Funny

NMW —–No Matter What

MYSM —–Miss You So Much

DOE —–Depends On Experience

TPB —–The Pirate Bay

BBBW —–Big Beautiful Black Woman

WDYM —–What Do You Mean?

RAC —–Rock Against Communism

YSVW —–You’re So Very Welcome

YITB —–Yours In The Bond

USA —–United States of America

MTYK —–More Than You Know

You can Learn American and British Slang words.

Short form of words in chat

UV —–Unpleasant Visual

MIRL —–Meet In Real Life

PLR —–Private Label Rights

GTO —–Gran Turismo Omologato

KIR —–Keepin’ It Real

OOH —–Out Of Here

HMB —–Hit Me Back (reply)

OMWH —–On My Way Home

MTC —–More To Come

GG —–Good Game

MOS —–Mom Over Shoulder

DRT —–Dead Right There

IDKY —–I Don’t Know Why

ILYSDM —–I Love You So Damn Much

TNB —–There’s Nothing Better

MSF —–Male Seeking Female

TFA —–Thanks For Asking

LYMY —–Love You, Miss You

ILMO —–In Loving Memory Of

SOA —–State Of Alert (band)

SOAG —–Son Of A Gun

PBN —–Paintball Nation

TMTH —–Too Much To Handle

TYFYT —–Thank You For Your Time

LMPO —–Laughing My Pants Off

GN —–Good Night

AON —–All Or Nothing As Of Now

ILM —–I lige m

IGS —–I Guess So

MGS —–Metal Gear Solid (game)

TFLN —–Texts From Last Night

UTS —–Under The Skin

LMS —–Like My Status Last Man Standing

IHDK —–I Honestly Don’t Know

DNS —–Domain Name Service Did Not Start

MTV —–Music Television

HDYK —–How Do/Did You Know?

CMI —–Count Me In

YP —–Your Problem Yes, Please

LDA —–Long Distance Affair

BNP —–British National Party

SBS —–Step By Step

HSL —–Hue, Saturation, Lightness

MFG —–Mit Freundlichen Gruessen (German)

WBN —–Would Be Nice

HAYT —–How Are You Today?

PEBCAC —–Problem Exists Between Chair And Computer

TOTD —–Tip Of The Day Tweet Of The Day

ACTA —–Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

IJS —–I’m Just Saying

LTIC —–Laugh Til I Cry

RC —–Random Chat Radio Controlled

NOI —–No Offense Intended

IAC —–In Any Case

LH —–Living Hell

SND —–Search And Destroy

OML —–Oh My Lord

NPO —–Never Pull Out

STYL —–Speak To You Later

HGTV —–Home and Garden Television

WOF —–While On Fire

HVD —–Happy Valentine’s Day

NFI —–No Freakin Idea

YNK —–You Never Know

LRF —–Low Resolution Fox

WOE —–What On Earth

NJPW —–New Japan Pro Wrestling

OTW —–On The Whole

ITS —–I Think/Thought So

MTG —–Magic  The Gathering (game)

TOD —–Time Of Death Time Of Day

AOK —–Age of Kings (game) All OK

NTM —–Not Too Much Nothing Much

JLUK —–Just Letting You Know

OMS —–Oh My Science

GBWY —–God Be With You

LRL —–Laughing Really Loud

PFC —–Private First Class

IITWI —–In It To Win It

RO —–Ragnarok Online ( )

MHR —–Many Happy Returns

ITO —–In Terms Of

OTR —–On The Run

NLM —–No Laughing Matter

BBC —–British Broadcasting Corporation

TCBY —–The Country’s Best Yogurt

GLTY —–Good Luck To You

NOLY —–No One Likes You

IKLY —–I Kinda Like You

PLUR —–Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect

MGO —–Metal Gear Online (game)

WTTJ —–Welcome To The Jungle

TDH —–Tall, Dark, and Handsome

GWK —–Game Winning Kill

PDF —–Portable Document Format

ILS —–Inflated Lat Syndrome

HFFA —–Hot From Far Away

IWBB —–I Will Be Back

FYI —–For Your Information

IAWTP —–I Agree With This Post

LART —–Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool

OTO —–One Time Only

JFYI —–Just For Your Information

ICBINB —–I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter

BBT —–Be Back Tomorrow

GSOH —–Good Sense Of Humor

OCD —–Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

WTHIT —–What The Hell Is That?

LATM —–Laughing At The Moment

ONNTA —–Oh No, Not This Again

PKB —–Pot, Kettle, Black

PS & QS —–Pints and Quarts Please and Thank Yous

PDOA —–Public Display Of Affection

YMBJ —–You Must Be Joking

Short form of words for texting

PPS —–Post-Post Script

USBM —–United States Black Metal

PB —–Personal Best

TCG —–Trading Card Game

EOE —–Equal Opportunity Employer

MLIB —–My Life Is Bro

STW —–Search The Web

SA —–Sibling Alert

KMN —–Kill Me Now

LE —–Limited Edition Law Enforcement

AGM —–Annual General Meeting

IME —–In My Experience

ERP —–Erotic Role-Play

IBTD —–In Before The Delete I Beg To Differ

WRU —–Where Are You?

IGU —–I Give Up

OGK —–Only God Knows

PDG —–Pretty Damn Good

TML —–Thank Me Later Text Me Later

GHD —–Good Hair Day

ICYMI —–In Case You Missed It

OOM —–Out Of Mana ( )

ATT —–At This Time All The Time

IYWW —–If You Were Wondering

WWU —–Where Were You?

IDT —–I Don’t Think

ILYSM —–I Love You So Much

HH —–Holding Hands

NFT —–No Further Text

TFLMS —–Thanks For Letting Me Share

SOTA —–State Of The Art

NBF —–New Best Friend

MHOTY —–My Hat’s Off To You

RAM —–Random Access Memory

IHAC —–I Have A Customer…

JTOL —–Just Thinking Out Loud

HSM —–High School Musical

YDEK —–You Don’t Even Know

LIHOP —–Let It Happen On Purpose

LYT —–Love You Too

MTW —–Mum’s the Word

RHD —–Right Hand Drive

USC —–University of Southern California

LLAP —–Live Long and Prosper

ITP —–Inside The Perimeter

ABG —–Asian Baby Girl

TTJASI —–Take This Job And Shove It

NMJCU —–Not Much, Just Chillin’, U?

HBY —–How About You?

WML —–Wish Me Luck

LOA —–Leave of Absence

TWYL —–Talk With You Later

LAN —–Local Area Network

BCF —–Best Cousin Forever

NLI —–Not Logged In

RTFAQ —–Read The FAQ

INBD —–It’s No Big Deal

SAHW —–Stay At Home Wife

LYR —–Love You Really

AFAICS —–As Far As I Can See

NFS —–Not For Sale

ATV —–All Terrain Vehicle

GDI —–God Damn It

HGH —–Haters Gonna Hate

OHS —–Operator Head Space

IIUC —–If I Understand Correctly

IWID —–It’s What I Do

GL —–Good Luck Good Looking

SNR —–Signal To Noise Ratio

BNI —–Batteries Not Included

ILY —–I Love You

SATA —–Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

TFFW —–Too Funny For Words

GFTW —–Go For The Win

WYF —–What’s Your Favorite …?

LYA —–Love You Always

WIWWY —–What Is Wrong With You?

LBR —–Loser Beyond Repair

ADSL —–Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

GGOH —–Gotta Get Outta Here

NCAA —–National Collegiate Athletic Association

BHH —–Bless His/Her Heart

NRFB —–Never Removed From Box

WNDITWB —–We Never Did It This Way Before

NLA —–No Longer Available

IGNB —–I’m Going Now, Bye

RFT —–Right First Time

AAT —–And Another Thing At All Times

WSUL —–Will See You Later

YBWM —–You Belong With Me

IIRC —–If I Remember Correctly

POV —–Point Of View

GMT —–Greenwich Mean Time

ALIHAL —–At Least I Have A Life

YSK —–You Should Know

YSC —–Your So Cute

IMAHO —–In My Absolutely Honest Opinion

TMT —–Too Much Tuna

KF —–Kinda Funny

BBN —–Be Back Never

USB —–Universal Serial Bus

PPC —–Pay Per Click

TLI —–Too Little Information

TCL —–Tool Command Language

LAK —–Love And Kisses

KIU —–Keep It Up

GNFB —–Good Night Facebook

BIFFL —–Best Internet Friend For Life

AEAP —–As Early As Possible

PIPA —–Protect IP Act

SATS —–Standard Attainment Tests

AOB —–Any Other Business

NT —–No Thanks

OOTB —–Out Of The Box

LFTI —–Looking Forward To It

TBS —–Tablespoon To Be Specified

RYN —–Read Your Note Regarding Your Note

ILYA —–I Love You All

JBU —–Just Between Us

LQTY —–Laughing Quietly To Yourself

ICBI —–I Can’t Believe It

DOC —–Doctor Drug of Choice

NWM —–No Worries Mate

MIA —–Missing In Action

NFSW —–Not For Showing Wife

WYW —–Whatever You Want

YVW —–You’re Very Welcome

TMP —–Tactical Machine Pistol

TGFI —–Thank God For the Internet

MAW —–Might As Well

MW2 —–Modern Warfare 2 (game)

TCFS —–Too Cool For School

INVU —–I Envy You

BO —–Body Odour

WLYB —–Who Loves You Baby

PR —–Public Relations

WSP —–What’s up?

LBM —–Little Big Man

LDS —–Latter Day Saint

TBD —–To Be Decided

BOGO —–Buy One Get One

OOP —–Out Of Place

ROFLOL —–Rolling On Floor, Laughing Out Loud

TNBM —–True Norwegian Black Metal

WDYMBT —–What Do You Mean By That?

IPO —–Initial Public Offering

LWT —–Look Who’s Talking

Short form of words used in chat

IBYP —–I Beg Your Pardon

NSFW —–Not Safe For Work

AIDS —–Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

BGF —–Best Girl/Guy Friend

DST —–Daylight Saving Time

GTBB —–Good To Be Back

WNWY —–What’s New With You?

SRH —–Supporting Radical Habits (Clothing)

IJL —–I Just Laughed

PDP —–Pretty Darn Precious

JWTLYK —–Just Wanted To Let You Know

OTE —–Over The Edge

QOTSA —–Queens Of The Stone Age (Band)

TPAM —–The Person Above Me

GW —–Good Work

NYK —–Not Yet Known Now You Know

NVMS —–No Visible Means of Support

CRBT —–Crying Real Big Tears

KIO —–Knock it off

NFN —–Normal For Norfolk

DLN —–Don’t Look Now

NED —–Non-Educated Delinquent

AFK —–Away From Keyboard

ELOL —–Evil Laugh Out Loud

PATT —–Party All The Time

SMH —–Shaking My Head

DMM —–Don’t Mind Me

WR —–Warm Regards

ISLY —–I Still Love You

TCB —–Taking Care of  Business

MYODB —–Mind Your Own Damn Business

LIH —–Laugh In Head

MMT —–Makes Me Think

OWS —–Occupy Wall Street

IMVU —–Instant Messaging Virtual Universe

OOSOOM —–Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

LAL —–Laughing A Lot/Little

TYSM —–Thank You So Much

NTS —–Nothing To Say Note To Self

JDM —–Japanese Domestic Market

WWA —–Wiggers with attitude

EBM —–Electronic Body Music

ROV —–Remotely Operated Vehicle

NAL —–Need A Life

WTD —–What The Deuce?

PTO —–Paid Time Off

GPOY —–Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself

VGG —–Very Good Game

LBDN —–Look Busy Doing Nothing

GTG —–Got To Go

WTA —–Winner Takes All

GGNORE —–Good Game No Rematch

TCOY —–Take Care Of Yourself

TGP —–Thumbnail Gallery Post

PMFJI —–Pardon Me For Jumping In

BH —–Be Happy Bloody Hell Big Head

TFLMK —–Thanks For Letting Me Know

WAPCE —–Women Are Pure Concentrated Evil

GPA —–Grade-Point Average

QOL —–Quality Of Life

TMR —–Tomorrow

PDEA —–Public Display of Elderly Affection

IKWYL —–I Know Where You Live

ICR —–I Can’t Remember

NOKD —–Not Our Kind, Dear

TGIO —–Thank God It’s Over

IHT —–I Hate This

SSTS —–Snickering Softly To Self

WBT —–Will Be There

RVR —–Realm Versus Realm ( )

MLS —–My Life Sucks

BIAB —–Back In A Bit

IGN —–In Game Name

ILYK —–I’ll Let You Know

YMW —–You’re Most Welcome

AGT —–America’s Got Talent (TV show)

NMJ —–Not My Job

KOTL —–Kiss On The Lips

NTD —–Nothing To Do

WOS —–Waste Of Space Wife Over Shoulder

CYBI —–Can You Believe It?

NICU —–Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

ITYM —–I Think You Mean

TFTA —–Thanks For The Add

MIB —–Men In Black Mint In Box

YDK —–You Don’t Know

TYT —–Take Your Time

MMA —–Meet Me At…

GYO —–Get Your Own

QC —–Quality Control

BFA —–Best Friends Always

RFYL —–Run For Your Life

TDF —–To Die For

HSH —–Home Sweet Home

LHK —–Love, Hugs and Kisses

GOOML —–Get Out Of My Life

YKWIS —–You Know What I’m Saying?

USP —–Unique Selling Point

OHKO —–One Hit Knock Out

IOKIYAR —–It’s Okay If You’re A Republican

PSM —–Personal Short Message

IKWYDLS —–I Know What You Did Last Summer

LTB —–Looking To Buy

IWOOT —–I Want One Of Those

MMV —–Mileage May Vary

NPAA —–No Problem At All

GBA —–God Bless America

GLU —–Guys/Girsl Like Us

TRG —–Tiny Rascal Gang

NTT —–Name That Tune Not Touching That!

OOC —–Out Of Control/Character/Context

HJNTIY —–He’s Just Not That Into You

YRG —–You Are Good!

NFA —–No Further Action

EOC —–End Of Conversion

PTZ —–Pan-Tilt-Zoom

SOS —–Save Our Souls (Help!)

AFAIK —–As Far As I Know

LUI —–Living Under the Infuence

NTK —–Need To Know

LSAT —–Law School Admission Test

IAD —–It All Depends

WYR —–Would You Rather

ILYM —–I Love You More

TNF —–That’s Not Funny

SMN —–Shoot Me Now

IBMTS —–I’ve Been Meaning To Say

IOMW —–I’m On My Way

LPG —–Liquefied Petroleum Gas

GBNF —–Gone But Not Forgotten

OAN —–On Another Note

WNTT —–We Need To Talk

LFMF —–Learn From My Fail

ITA —–I Totally Agree

GFI —–Go For It

RMV —–Results May Vary

MR —–Mentally Retarded

BMX —–Bicycle Motocross

ICAM —–I Couldn’t Agree More

HAND —–Have A Nice Day

IABW —–In A Bad Way

MW3 —–Modern Warfare 3 (game)

HWYD —–How Was Your Day?

OBTW —–Oh, By The Way

LFW —–Looking For Work

MBR —–Master Boot Record

Short form of words for chatting

NMH —–Nodding My Head

WDUD —–What Do You Do?

MAAB —–Male-Assigned At Birth

MTO —–Media Take Out (gossip website)

LIFO —–Last In First Out

KML —–Killing Myself Laughing

TCGB —–Take Care, God Bless

WSIC —–Why Should I Care?

NBSB —–No Boyfriend Since Birth

NTB —–Not That Bothered Not Too Bad

LSHMBH —–Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts

YANA —–You Are Not Alone

NTMY —–Nice To Meet You

NAK —–Nursing At Keyboard

GUTI —–Get Used To It

IKWYM —–I Know What You Mean

IDHAC —–I Don’t Have A Clue

VIG —–Interest paid on a loan

LOTD —–Link Of The Day

ITSO —–In The Style Of

TCCIC —–Take Care ‘Cause I Care

NC —–No Comment No Choice

OOML —–Out Of My League

ETA —–Estimated Time of Arrival Edited to Add

WDYW —–What Do You Want?

NH —–Nice hand (poker slang)

ACU —–Army Combat Uniform

LMG —–Light Machine Gun

ALOL —–Actually Laughing Out Loud

BICBW —–But I Could Be Wrong

OLED —–Organic Light-Emitting Diode

AOD —–All Of Day

RD —–Real Deal

HEA —–Happily Ever After

EV —–Expected Value

AFAP —–As Far As Possible

BME —–Body Modification Ezine

WWY —–Where Were You?

LILABOC —–Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

PTW —–Play To Win Professional Time Waster

DOB —–Date Of Birth

OSLT —–Or Something Like That

TYFAYS —–Thank You For All Your Support

ACME —–A Company that Makes Everything

FYP —–Fixed Your Post

BNR —–But Not Really

LNT —–Leave No Trace

OAUS —–On An Unrelated Subject

GK —–Good Kid

GCWOK —–Gay Couple Without Kids

CD-RW —–Compact Disk Rewritable

MGBY —–May God Bless You

TMTC —–Too Many To Count

LTMA —–Less Talk, More Action

VM —–Voice Mail

HIWTH —–Hate It When That Happens

TYL —–Text You Later

OTM —–Of The Moment One Track Mind

HMS —–Her Majesty’s Ship (UK)

IYW —–If You Want/Will

OWNM —–Oh Well, Never Mind

NSAW —–Not Saying A Word

DTYT —–Don’t Take Your Time

BGT —–Britain’s Got Talent (TV show)

KWIS —–Know What I’m Saying?

KHYF —–Know How You Feel

TTYRS —–Talk To You Real Soon

PQ —–Party Quest (game)

SGTM —–Sounds Good To Me

NEI —–Not Enough Information

WDYG —–Where Did You Go?

GIYF —–Google Is Your Friend

RYC —–Regarding Your Comment

TBMS —–To Be More Specific

RN —–Right Now Registered Nurse

FYM —–Free Your Mind

GA —–Go Ahead

TOTB —–Think Outside the Box

YBW —–You’ve Been Warned

WAS —–Wait And See

HU —–Hollywood Undead (Band)

QS —–Quick Scope

FYA —–For Your Amusement

YMMS —–You Make Me Smile

AAP —–Always A Pleasure

MTD —–Month To Date

GLWS —–Good Luck With Sale

NFY —–Not Fixed Yet

HAYD —–How Are You Doing?

TMI —–Too Much Information

RWYS —–Reap What You Sow

MUNG —–Mash Until No Good

DMT —–Di-Methyl Tryptamine (drug)

MAC —–Media Access Control Macintosh

IYD —–In Your Dreams

WTHC —–Who The Hell Cares?

LBD —–Little Black Dress

IM —–Instant Message

WTB —–Want To Buy

GTTS —–Got The T-Shirt

TO —–Time Out

GDP —–Gross Domestic Product

LEC —–Local Exchange Carrier

RME —–Rolling My Eyes

IDEC —–I Don’t Even Care

CME —–Close My Eyes

RL —–Real Life

AAR —–At Any Rate

SCNR —–Sorry, Could Not Resist

WMMOWS —–Wash My Mouth Out With Soap!

GWTP —–Get With The Program

CLWY —–Can’t Live Without You

MWC —–Married With Children

DTC —–Down To Cuddle

WYMM —–Will You Marry Me?

PWT —–Poor White Trash

LALB —–Laughing A Little Bit

OPPS —–Misspelling of ‘oops’

NTWF —–Neopian Times Writers Forum

NAC —–Not A Chance Not A Chain (letter)

YDL —–Yellow Dog Linux

WDYE —–What Did You Expect?

KIT —–Keep In Touch

HTC —–Hit The Cell

WTHRU —–Who The Hell Are You?

ADN —–Any Day Now

BGD —–Black Gangster Disciples

IBTL —–In Before the Lock

MISO —–My Internet Shut Off

MIP —–Minor In Possession

ROAR —–Right Of Admission Reserved

PFA —–Please Find Attached

BDN —–Busy Doing Nothing

LTNT —–Long Time No Talk

OUO —–Official Use Only

Make short form of words

PDT —–Pacific Daylight Time

MIDI —–Musical Instrument Digital Interface

OLTL —–One Life To Live

BMB —–Bebo Me Back

SMS —–Short Message Service

BFAM —–Brother From Another Mother

RWNJ —–Right Wing Nut Job

GOP —–Grand Old Party

NOC —–No One Cares

BFUT —–Best Friends Until Tomorrow

TNOP —–Totally Not Our Problem

SRO —–Standing Room Only

IDJ —–I Don’t Judge

HCDAJFU —–He Could Do A Job For Us

GB —–Great Britain Gigabyte

SSA —–Subject Says All

NIML —–Never In My Life Not In My Lifetime

JG —–Juicy Gossip

CMH —–Cross My Heart

HGV —–Heavy Goods Vehicle

TFM —–Total Frat Move

DTMWTD —–Don’t Tell Me What To Do

JTB —–Just Too Bad

TLDNR —–Too Long; Did Not Read

PV —–Promotional Video

WOM —–Women Over Mates

NBM —–Nil By Mouth Not Before Midnight

OMD —–Oh My Days

HTG —–Hard To Get

LOS —–Line Of Site

TNOT —–Take Note Of That

KPI —–Key Performance Indicator

MC —–Master of Ceremonies

POTUS —–President of the United States

PVM —–Player Versus Monster

IMOO —–In My Own Opinion

VBL —–Visible Bra Line

TBTH —–To Be Totally Honest

AKTF —–Always Keep the Faith

ILML —–I Love My Life

PBB —–Pirate Bulletin Board

HF —–Have Fun

MBN —–Must Be Nice

HNG —–Horny Net Geek

WEP —–Wireless Encryption Protocol

RPC —–Role Playing Chat

DTD —–Drunk Till Dawn Drunk Till Death

OMT —–One More Thing

MDR —–Mort De Rire (  in French)

LMR —–Last Minute Resistance

ILYL —–I Love You Lots

JWU —–Just Woke Up

US —–United States

MLG —–Major League Gaming

TOTGA —–The One That Got Away

HDMI —–High Definition Multimedia Interface

OOA —–Out Of Ammo

GWP —–Gift With Purchase

WTP —–What’s The Point?

WWOTW —–Wicked Witch Of The West

WWYD —–What Would You Do?

TGI —–Thank God It’s …

PFP —–Picture For Proof

RTFM —–Read The Flipping Manual

ROFL —–Rolling On Floor Laughing

WWJD —–What Would Jesus Do?

YTB —–You’re The Best

NOS —–New Old Stock

PK —–Player Kill ( )

USW —–Und So Weiter (German for etc)

NIB —–New In Box

GWTF —–Go With The Flow

WCG —–World Cyber Games

OTA —–Over The Air

WYWTA —–What You Wanna Talk About

TMY —–Tell Me Why

ISBN —–International Standard Book Number

OTK —–Over The Knee

RIYL —–Recommended If You Like

TD —–Touchdown

PNL —–Peace And Love

HIMYM —–How I Met Your Mother (TV show)

YBS —–You’ll Be Sorry

ISTATOY —–I Saw This And Thought Of You

TTYTT —–To Tell You The Truth

UTD —–Up To Date

LAM —–Leave A Message Run

GC —–Good Contition

HGI —–How Goes It?

WTTC —–Welcome To The club

SMOG —–Sweet Mother Of God

OLLG —–One Less Lonely Girl

NEET —–Not in Education, Employment or Training

TVM —–Thanks Very Much

PRC —–People’s Republic of China

UTF —–Unicode Transformation Format

TDG —–Too Damn Good Three Days Grace (band)

LMIRL —–Let’s Meet In Real Life

NBK —–Natural Born Killers Never Been Kissed

EUC —–Excellent Used Condition

AAMOF —–As A Matter Of Fact

HAGS —–Have A Great Summer

KISA —–Knight In Shining Armour

BNWOT —–Brand New Without Tags

JV —–Junior Varsity, amateur

AMW —–America’s Most Wanted (TV show)

IDU —–I Don’t Understand

OPB —–Other People’s Business

CYF —–Cross Your Fingers

OJ —–Only Joking

RPS —–Rock Paper Scissors (game)

NTTU —–Not Talking To You

NPNT —–No Picture, No Talk

IBS —–Irritable Bowel Syndrome

SBD —–Silent But Deadly

LMGTFY —–Let Me Google That For You

IOW —–In Other Words

WOTLK —–Wrath Of The Lich King ( )

ODF —–Own Damn Fault

WYUT —–What You Up To

SOI —–Statement of Intent

OFAY —–Offensive term for a white person

IDNK —–I Do Not Know

HWB —–Hottie With Body

IAB —–I Am Bored

HYU —–Hit You Up

SMDHE —–Some Mothers Do Have Em

OTW —–On The Way

Short form of words used in facebook

RBV —–Red Bull and Vodka

PBP —–Please Be Patient

VHS —–Video Home System

ICCL —–I Couldn’t Care Less

BFFLE —–Best Friends For Like Ever

LMAM —–Leave Me A Message

MA —–Mom alert Master of Arts

RTM —–Read The Manual

WTLW —–Welcome To Last Week

CCG —–Collectible Card Game

MYGGWY —–May Your God Go With You

MBD —–My Bad Dudes

IHY —–I Hate You

LMSO —–Laughing My Socks Off

GMAB —–Give Me A Break

BMFL —–Best Mates For Life

ETC —–Et Cetera (and so on)

LZ —–Landing Zone

MYOB —–Mind Your Own Business

MLB —–Major League Baseball

WJD —–What Jesus Did

LYLT —–Love You Long Time

GMA —–Good Morning, America

MM2 —–Message Mode 2 ( )

SOHF —–Sense Of Humor Failure

OMSJ —–Oh My Sweet Jesus!

NTN —–No Thanks Needed

NALGO —–Not A Lot Going On

TFTL —–Thanks for the Link

IDLI —–I Don’t Like It

IHM —–I Hate Mondays

OCN —–Of Course Not

IJAF —–It’s Just A Fact

SME —–Small/Medium Enterprises

KOTC —–Kiss On The Cheek

CYL —–Catch You Later

DNE —–Do Not Erase Does Not Exist

VR —–Virtual Reality

PKIT —–Please Keep In Touch

DOD —–Day of Defeat

TMZ —–Thirty Mile Zone (celebrity news site)

HOV —–High Occupancy Vehicle

CNY —–Chinese New Year

OOYL —–Out Of Your League

NBB —–Never Been Better

ESL —–English as Second Language

TTTE —–Thomas The Tank Engine

LOVL —–Laughing Out Very Loud

USD —–United States Dollar

WHYB —–Where Have You Been?

IWHI —–I Would Hit It

MDK —–Murder Death Kill

GJWHF —–Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

WWW —–World Wide Web

ILT —–I Like That

TPS —–Totally pointless stuff

GFP —–Good For Pics

NCNR —–Non-Cancelable, Non-Returnable

TYM —–Thank You Much

YOLF —–You Only Live Forever

IMAO —–In My Arrogant Opinion

ROI —–Return on Investment

PUV —–Public Utility Vehicle

DNW —–Do Not Want

ASAIC —–As Soon As I Can

LSH —–Laughing So Hard

TGFL —–Thank God For Life

PHAT —–Pretty Hot And Tempting

NMHJC —–Not Much Happening Just Chilling

TTGG —–Time To Go Girl

PBWY —–Peace Be With You

SFTBC —–Sorry For The Broadcast

BFB —–Better From Behind

SMGDH —–Shaking My God Damn Head

KICKS —–Shoes Thrills

MBO —–Must Be Off Management Buy-Out

RDM —–Random Death Match

YKTR —–You Know the Rest

TBH —–To Be Honest

WAMH —–With All My Heart

UY —–Up Yours

QAP —–Quick As Possible Quickly As Possible

WYDN —–What You Doing Now?

INPO —–In No Particular Order

VLSI —–Very Large-Scale Integration

SOH —–Sense Of Humor

BBO —–Being Bored Online

YHL —–You Have Lost

UT —–Unreal Tournament

GBU —–God Bless You

YKIMS —–You Know It Makes Sense

TTTTY —–Time To Talk To You

NNTO —–No Need To Open

AFAIC —–As Far As I’m Concerned

WMYB —–What Makes You Beautiful

PIU —–Pump It Up

GLWT —–Good Luck With That

NCIS —–Naval Criminal Investigative Service (TV show)

UTH —–Up The Hoods

CRB —–Criminal Records Bureau (UK)

G O A T —–Greatest Of All Time

IMYT —–I Miss You Too

ADTR —–A Day To Remember (band)

QB —–Quarter Back

DNC —–Democratic National Committee

TOL —–Thinking Out Loud Thinking Of Laughing

CDC —–Cult of the Dead Cow Crudely Drawn Cock

OP —–Original Poster

English short form of words

VGC —–Very Good Condition

HBD —–Happy Birthday

NPC —–Non Player Character ( )

ANZAC —–Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

IEP —–Individualized Education Program

YTO —–You’re The One

DLTM —–Don’t Lie To Me

IIWY —–If I Were You

NSW —–New South Wales

KAFM —–Keep Away From Me

UWS —–Upper West Side (of Manhattan)

JRPG —–Japanese Role Playing Game

ICAY —–I Care About You

OWOA —–One Way Or Another

MCM —–Man Crush Monday

GKY —–Go Kill Yourself

ACP —–Automatic Colt Pistol

WYD —–What You Doing?

LD —–Link Dead (Disconnection From Internet)

MIL —–Mother In Law

LTD —–Live/Living The Dream

VDU —–Visual Display Unit

TTY —–Talk To You

TTUS —–Talk To You Soon.

TFTI —–Thanks For The Info

TBFU —–Too Bad For You

WUGOWM —–Will You Go Out With Me?

ATOY —–Always Thinking of you

GLAG —–Giggling Like A Girl

LYLAF —–Love You Like A Friend

BBK —–Boy Better Know

OMGD —–Oh My God Dude

OSFA —–One Size Fits All

OOT —–Out Of Town

GFF —–Grenade Free Foundation

VFM —–Value For Money

OMZ —–Oh My Zeus

RLF —–Real Life Friend

DTA —–Don’t Trust Anyone

RTG —–Ready To Go

NSFL —–Not Safe For Life

ISDK —–I Simply Don’t Know

MOL —–More Or Less

NBD —–No Big Deal

OED —–Oxford English Dictionary

TBBH —–To Be Brutally Honest

IDR —–I Don’t Remember

MMH —–Meet Me Halfway

JD —–Jack Daniel’s

ABH —–Actual Bodily Harm

PLD —–Poor Life Decision

HOAS —–Hold On A Second

CWYL —–Chat With You Later.

WDFD —–Whoop Dee F***ing Doo

WLM —–Windows Live Messenger

LYF —–Love You Forever

YSI —–You Stupid Idiot

POTW —–Patient of the Week (House M.D.)

VIBE —–Atmosphere, ambience

IIFYM —–If It Fits Your Macros

IDK —–I Don’t Know

ATH —–All Time High

PCMR —–PC Master Race

YG —–Young Gangster

WDYS —–What Did You Say?

LEV —–Low Emission Vehicle

TPE —–Total Power Exchange

The short form of words

WYB —–Watch Your Back

APM —–Actions Per Minute

API —–Application Programming Interface

WUF —–Where are you from?

WIWWU —–Wish I Was With You

ESP —–Extra Sensory Perception

LOZ —–Legend of Zelda

TTYL —–Talk To You Later

TOM —–Time Of Month

DSP —–Digital Signal Processing

TTYITM —–Talk To You In The Morning

SUAD —–Shut Up And Drive

TBNT —–Thanks, But No Thanks

NC-17 —–No Children under 17 (movie rating)

MOTKU —–Master Of The Known Universe

GWG —–Girl With Glasses

DMY —–Don’t Mess Yourself

NKOTB —–New Kid On The Block

YDMT —–You Don’t Mean That

IPC —–Ignore Post Count

RDC —–Really Don’t Care

HENRY —–High Earner, Not Rich Yet

RPM —–Revolutions Per Minute

INS —–I’m Not Sure

LWP —–Laughing With Passion

BCG —–Birth Control Glasses

OMW —–On My Way

ADED —–All Day Every Day

IDW —–I Don’t Want

ROY —–Relative of yours?

TMBI —–Tell Me ‘Bout It

JHC —–Jesus H Christ

PNW —–Pacific North West

ION —–In Other News

KD —–Kraft Dinner

NNITO —–Not Necessarily In That Order

ASAIK —–As Soon As I Know

GPRS —–General Packet Radio Services

KOS —–Kill On Sight

PG —–Parental Guidance

HSIK —–How Should I Know?

GLA —–Good Luck All

WAP —–Wireless Access Point

AMAP —–As Much/Many As Possible

OAP —–Old Age Pensioner

QFT —–Quoted For Truth

UTO —–Unable To Obtain

PPPW —–Per Person, Per Week

TLYK —–To Let You Know

NDS —–Nintendo DS

WDE —–Worst Day Ever

RINO —–Republican In Name Only

TTO —–Time To Own

LARP —–Live Action Role Play

GBML —–Good Bye My Love

MTLBWY —–May The Lord Be With You

OMGA —–Oh My Giddy Aunt

AGP —–Accelerated Graphics Port

MIGA —–Make It Go Away

HTH —–Hope That Helps How The Hell

ALU —–Arithmetic Logic Unit

SAP —–Sad And Pathetic Fool

WWTBAM —–Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

GTD —–Getting Things Done

SBT —–Sorry ‘Bout That

GTH —–Go To Hell

IDL —–I Don’t Like …

GTBOSH —–Glad To Be Of Some Help

GBY —–God Bless You

NWLY —–Never Wanna Lose You

RFC —–Request For Comment

HAWT —–Hot Having A Wonderful Time

HST —–High Speed Train

HDD —–Hard Disk Drive

LFP —–Looking For Party (in  )

JIC —–Just In Case

ABU —–Anyone but (Manchester) United

PPD —–Post Potter Depression

NASCAR —–National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

IIWII —–It Is What It Is

QI —–Quite Interesting

TTUT —–Talk To You Tomorrow

ATTT —–Ain’t That The Truth

TOFTT —–Take One For The Team

SSD —–Solid State Drive

WAYLT —–What Are You Listening To?

MOT —–Ministry Of Transport test for car safety

PLC —–Public Limited Company

NHB —–No Holding Back No Holds Barred

LTNC —–Long Time No Chat

HFGL —–Have Fun, Good Luck

MST —–Mystery Science Theater

TBT —–Truth Be Told

NASA —–National Aeronautics and Space Administration

WYCM —–Will You Call Me?

ITILY —–I Think I Love You

KOTH —–King of the Hill (game)

WDUT —–What Do You Think?

TM —–Text Message Text Me Trademark

IHOP —–International House of Pancakes

WDIB —–Why Do I Bother?

IMUSM —–I Miss You So Much

GOAT —–Greatest Of All Time

GWAS —–Game Was A Success

Short form of words

TBYS —–Think Before You Speak

LAMN —–Look At Me Now

WEF —–With Effect From

VCR —–Video Cassette Recorder

FYT —–For Your Time

LF —–Looking For

RTFD —–Read The F***ing Description

VC —–Voice Chat

IYAM —–If You Ask Me

ROR —–Raughing out Roud

USCG —–United States Coast Guard

LIS —–Laughing In Silence

ILI —–I Love It

LQTMS —–Laughing Quietly To Myself

GBH —–Grievous Bodily Harm

TY —–Thank You

ATVB —–All The Very Best

WWWY —–What’s Wrong With You?

NABD —–Not A Big Deal

DMCA —–Digital Millennium Copyright Act

WYLT —–What You Listening To?

IMO —–In My Opinion

GMY —–Good Man Yourself

WSM —–Woman Seeking Man

MOPO —–Master Of the Painfully Obvious

HNR —–Hit ‘N’ Run

AOYP —–Angel on Your Pillow

ESD —–Electro-Static Discharge

LFDY —–Live Fast, Die Young

OMGNA —–Oh My Gosh, Not Again

SML —–Screw My Life Story of My Life

NSA —–No Strings Attached

ILYF —–I’ll Love You Forever

GBTM —–Get Back To Me

PUA —–Pick Up Artist

HR —–Human Resources

IJDK —–I Just Don’t Know

ASAS —–As Soon As Sensible

HMUL —–Hit Me Up Later

MNF —–Monday Night Football

UTR —–Under The Radar

YSMTU —–You So Made That Up

GWS —–Get Well Soon

TOFT —–Take One For the Team

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Shoterning

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Shortening is the process and the result of forming a word out of the initial elements (letters, morphemes) of a word combination

Shortening

To make a new word from a syllable (or two) of the original words. The latter may lose it’s beginning (telephone – phone, defence — fence), it’s ending (holidays – hols, advertisement- ad), or both the beginning and the ending (influenza – flu, refrigerator — fridge)

To make a new word from the initial letters of a word group:

U.N.O – United Nation Organization, B.B.C. and et c.

Types of Shortening

clipping

acronyms

blending

abbreviation

C l i p p i n g

is a type of word-building shortening of spoken words

m e d i a l clipping (or s y n c o p e , from Greek «syncope» a cutting up), e.g., fancy (fantasy), ma’am (madam) .

f i n a l clipping (or a p o c o p e , from Greek «apokoptein» — cut off), e.g., cap (captain), gym (gymnasium, gymnastics) , lab (laboratory), ed (editor ) ;

i n i t i a l clipping (or a p h e s i s , i.e. a p h e r e s i s , from Greek «aphairesis» — a taking away ), e.g., cap (captain), phone (telephone), story (history), chute (parachute ) ;

may be combined and result in the curtailed words with the middle part of the prototype retained, e.g., flu (influenza), frig (refrigerator), tec (detective )

structure of the prototype

shortened words correlated with w o r d s , e.g ., cabbie (cabman), nightie (nightdress), teeny (teenager) ;

shortened words correlated with p h r a s e s , e.g. , finals (final examinations), perm (permanent wave), pop (popular music), pub (public house), taxi (taximeter-cab ).

The process of formation is also called t e l e s c o p i n g , because the words seem to slide into one another like sections of a telescope . E.g., brunch (breakfast + lunch), smog (smoke + fog), smaze (smoke + haze), slimnastics (slim + gymnastics ) .

B l e n d i n g is a type of compounding by means of merging parts of words into new one word .

coining a new word from the initial elements of one word and the final elements of another, e.g. , drunch (drink + lunch), skort (skirt + short ) ;

combining the initial elements of one word with a notional word, e.g., mobus (motors + bus), legislady (legislative lady) .

coining a new word by combining one notional word arid the final element of another word, e.g., manglish (man + English), radiotrician (radio + electrician );

A b b r e v i a t i o n is a type of shortening when words are formed from the initial letters of each part of a phrasal term. Abbreviations are pronounced as a series of letters, i.e. the alphabetical reading of the letters is retained. E.g., B.B.C. (The British Broadcasting Corporation), M.P. (Member of Parliament), P.M. (Prime Minister), T.V. (Television), Y.C.L. (The Young Communist League ).

A specific type of abbreviations having no parallel in Ukrainian is represented by Latin abbreviations, which are not read as Latin words but substituted by their English equivalents , e.g., a.m. (ante meridium) – in the morning; p.m. (post meridiem) – in the afternoon;

Definition

Exampels

A c r o n y m s (from Greek «acros» end + «onym» name) are abbreviated words formed from the initial letters of word-combination; the abbreviated written form lends itself to be read as though, it were an ordinary English word and sounds like an English word.

  NATO   /neitou/ — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization,  UNO  /ju:nou/ — United Nations Organization,  SALT   /solt/ — Strategic Arms Limitation Talks,  radar  – radio detecting and ranging;  laser   – light amplification stimulated emission radio;  maser  – microwave amplification stimulated emission radio.

Christian names in acronyms:

Fred  – fast reading electric device;

Oscar  – orbiting satellite;

Eva   – electronic velocity analyzer.

Shortening
is the process of substracting phonemes and / or morhemes from words
and word-groups without changing their lexico-grammatical meaning.

Abbreviation
is
a process of shortening the result of which is a word made up of the
initial letters or syllables of the components of a word-group or a
compound word.

Graphical
abbreviation is
the result of shortening of a word or a word-group only
in written speech
(for the economy of space and effort in writing), while orally the
corresponding full form is used:

days
of the week and months, e.g. Sun.,
Tue., Feb., Oct., Dec.;

states
in the USA, e.g. Alas.,
CA, TX;

forms
of address, e.g. Mr.,
Mrs., Dr.;

scientific
degrees, e.g. BA,
BSc., MA, MSc., MBA, PhD.;

military
ranks, e.g. Col.;

units
of measurement, e.g. sec.,
ft, km.

Latin
abbreviations, e.g. p.a.,
i.e., ibid., a.m., cp., viz.

internet
abbreviations, e.g. BTW,
FYI, TIA, AFAIK, TWIMC,
MWA.

Lexical
abbreviation
is the result of shortening of a word or a word-group both
in written and oral speech.

—alphabetical
abbreviation (initialism)
is a shortening which is read as a succession of the alphabetical
readings of the constituent letters, e.g. BBC (British Broadcasting
Corporation), MTV (Music Television), EU (European Union), MP (Member
of Parliament), WHO (World Health Organisation), AIDS (Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome), GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms)
etc.;

—acronymic
abbreviation (acronym)
is a shortening which is read as a succession of the sounds denoted
by the constituent letters, i.e. as if they were an ordinary word,
e.g. UNESCO (United Nations Scientific, and Cultural Organisation),
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation), UNICEF (United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund) etc.;

—anacronym
is an acronym which is longer perceived by speakers as a shortening:
very few people remember what each letter stands for, e.g. laser
(light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation), radar
(radio detecting and ranging), scuba (self-contained underwater
breathing apparatus), yuppie (young urban professional).

—homoacronym
is an acronym which coincides with an English word semantically
connected with the thing, person or phenomenon, e.g. PAWS (Public for
Animal Welfare Society), NOW (National Organisation for Women), ASH
(Action on Smoking and Health) etc.;

Clipping
is
the process of cutting off one or several syllables of a word.

apocope
(back-clipping)
is a final clipping, e.g. prof
< professor, disco
< discotheque, ad
< advertisement, coke
< coca-cola;

aphaeresis
(fore-clipping)
is an initial clipping, e.g. phone
< telephone, Bella
< Isabella, cello
< violoncello;

syncope
is a medial clipping, e.g. maths
< mathematics, specs
< spectacles; ma’m
< madam;

fore-and-aft
clipping
is an initial and final clipping, e.g. flu
< influenza, fridge
< refrigerator, tec
< detective, Liza
< Elizabeth;

Blending
(telescoping)
is
the process of merging parts of words into one new word, e.g.
Bollywood
< Bombay
+ Hollywood,
antiégé
< anti
+ protégé, brunch < breakfast + lunch, Mathlete <
Mathematics+ athlete.

A
blend
(a
fusion, a telescoped word, a portmanteau word) is a word that
combines parts of two words and includes the letters or / and sounds
they may have in common as a connecting element.

Blending
has been known since the 15th c. First blends were of comic or
mysterious nature as these were charades for readers or listeners to
decode. Telescoped words are found in the works by W. Shakespeare
(trimpherate
< triumph+
triumvirate),
E. Spencer (wrizzle
< wrinkle + frizzle).
The term portmanteau
word was
coined by Lewis Carroll in Through
the Looking-Glass
in 1872 to explain some of the words he made up in the nonsense poem
Jabberwocky,
e.g. galumph
< gallop
+ triumph,
chortle
< chuckle
+ snort.

Blending+semantic
derivation

camouflanguage
< camouflage + language “мова,
перенасичена лінгвістичними та
мовленнєвими засобами, які допомагають
мовцеві сховати справжній зміст
повідомлення”

Thematic
groups of blends:

information
technologies:
teleputer
< television + computer; webcam
< web + camera; netaholic
< Internet + alcoholic;

economics:
ecolonomics
< ecology + economics; freeconomics
< free + economics; slowflation
< slow + inflation;

geography:
Eurabia
< Europe + Arabia; Chindia
< China + India; Calexico
< California + Mexico;

literature
and art: dramedy
< drama + comedy; fictomercial
< fiction + commercial; docusoap
< documentary + soap-opera;

linguistics:
Spanglish
< Spanish + English; Hindlish
< Hindi + English; cryptolect
<
cryptography + dialect; publilect
< puberty + dialect;

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