- AFC Away From Computer
- ASAP As Soon As Possible
- AQAP As Quickly As Possible
- AWOL Absent Without Leave
- BRB Be Right Back
- DIY Do It Yourself
- EOBD End Of Business Day
- EOD End Of Day
- ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
- FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
- FYI For Your Information
- IFF If and Only If
- HR Human Resources
- IDK I Don’t Know
- IIRC If I Recall/Remember Correctly
- ILY I Love You
- IMO In My Opinion
- IRL In Real Life
- LOL Laughing Out Loud
- MIA Missing In Action
- NSFW Not Safe For Work
- NVM Never mind
- OMG Oh My God
- OMW On My Way
- POS Point Of Service
- POV Point Of View
- TBA To Be Announced
- TGIF Thank God It’s Friday
- TMI Too Much Information
- TTYL Talk To You Later
- TY Thank You
- TBD To be Determind
- WTF What the Fuck
- HB Happy Birthday
- R.S.V.P. "Répondez s'il vous plaît" translates to "respond, if you please"
- ESL / EFL English as a second language
- P.M. "post meridiem" (Latin for "after noon" in the 12-hour clock)
- A.M. "ante meridiem" ("before noon")
- BC "before Christ"
- AD "Anno Domini"
- B.Y.O.B. "bring your own bottle / booze / beer"
- ETD "estimated time of departure"
- P.S. "post script" used at the end of written letters to add extra information
- I.e. (or i.e. / I.E.) stands for "id est" (Latin for "That is (to say)" or "in other words")
- E.g. (or e.g. / E.G.) stands for "exempli gratia" (Latin for "for example")
- DOA – dead on arrival
- TL;DR – too long; didn’t read
- YOLO – you only live once
- VIP – very important person
- RIP – Latin; requiescat (rest) in pace
- PTO please turn over (and read the other side)
- NEET – young person who is not in education, employment or training
- EDM – electronic dance music
- BLT – sandwich made up of bacon, lettuce and tomato, plus a slathering of mayonnaise
- LGBT – lesbian gay bisexual transgender
- CC - (carbon) copy other people on communication
- BCC - blind (carbon) copy other people on communication
- BA - Bachelor of Arts
- BSc - Bachelor of Science
- BTech - Bachelor of Technology
- MA - Master of Arts
- MSc - Master of Science
- MEng - Master of Engineering
- PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
- MBA - Master of Business Administration
- BTW - By the way
- AKA – also known as
- TBH - To be honest
- DWSTB - Dont want to say this, But
- PD - Please Dont
- NTS - Needless to say
References:
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/10-useful-acronyms-and-abbreviations
https://ielts.idp.com/prepare/article-commonly-used-abbreviations-acronyms
https://eltlearningjourneys.com/2015/09/23/50-of-the-most-useful-english-abbreviations-and-acronyms/