Twitter Dictionary ► 35 Twitter Abbreviations Do you know how to speak Twitter? It makes sense that with only 140 characters, there would be a need to create some shortcuts, but with all the new abbreviations popping up every day, I think it is becoming more of a dialect. (They are technically called acronyms, not abbreviations) Enjoy! b/c = Because BG = Background (when someone refers to their Twitter background page) BFN = Bye for now BR = Best regards BTW = By the way DM = Direct message EM = Email FB = Facebook FTF = Face to face FWIW = For what it’s worth Gr8 = Great IMO = In my opinion IMHO = In my honest opinion or in my humble opinion IRL = In real life J/K = Just kidding LI = LinkedIn LMK = Let me know LMBO = Laughing my butt off LMAO = Laughing my ass off LOL = Laughing out loud NP = No problem OMG = Oh my God OMFG = Oh my f—- God PLZ = Please ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing RT = Retweet RTHX = Thanks for the retweet TMB = Tweet me back TMI = Too much information TTYS = Talk to you soon TTYL = Talk to you later TY = Thank you WTH = What the heck WTF = What the f— YW = You’re welcome <3 = This is the text version of a heart I’m sure there may be some I’ve forgotten, so please leave them in a reply below.
But i don't understand the need of the shortcut as there is the limit of character a sing tweet but there is no limit of tweet then why use shortcuts