OMG! FB! Y? b/c. LOL!
Did you understand the title? Are you wondering if this is some strange new language. Wonder no more. It’s nothing more than Twitter shorthand. Since Twitter only allows you 140 characters to get your message, you have to get creative. Here’s an explanation of some of the more common abbreviations you’ll find on Twitter (or even outside of Twitter!)
b/c, bc– Because
DM– Direct Message: a private message to a person you follow.
EM, EML– Email
#FF– Follow Friday: to recommend someone be followed.
F2F – Face to Face
FB – “Follow Back” or Facebook
B2B – Business to Business
B2C – Business to Client
HT – Hat Tip or Heard Through
HTH – “Here to Help” or “Happy To Help”
LOL – “Laughing out loud” or “Lots of Love”
MT – Modified Tweet: not the full original text of the tweet
NSFW– Not Safe For Work: contains content that might get you fired
OMG – Oh My Gosh (God)
OH– Overheard
RT- ReTweet: share a tweet
Y – Why
YT– YouTube