{"id":52983,"date":"2015-04-22T01:57:56","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T01:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/english-acronyms\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T12:54:14","slug":"english-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/english-acronyms\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 308: Use These English Acronyms At Your Own Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>English acronyms are fun and easy when it comes text messaging and emailing but you need to know what impression you give the person when you use them!<\/p>\n<p>Today we\u2019ll show you some common English acronyms and what impression they create. We\u2019ll also give you some alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some common acronyms in English when we send text messages:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BRB <\/strong>(\u201cBe Right Back\u201d) \u2013 This could sound relatively young. Some alternatives are \u201cback in a minute\u201d or \u201cbe back soon\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LOL<\/strong> (\u201cLaughing out loud\u201d)- A lot of people get annoyed by this one. This could be used in a text message. A good alternative is \u201chaha\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/training\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/300x257_web-FINAL-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"300x257_web-FINAL\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TTYL<\/strong> (\u201cTalk to you later\u201d)- This one also sounds really young. A more mature alternative is \u201ctalk soon\u201d or \u201ctalk to you soon\u201d or actually writing out \u201ctalk to you later\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SMH<\/strong> (\u201cShaking My Head\u201d)- This is a newer acronym. 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