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Acronyms

Acronyms are abbreviations formed from the first letters of the abbreviated words. In chats or e-mails, certain abbreviations are often used so that typing on the keyboard does not take too long. Most abbreviations come from English.

Some of the most common abbreviations/acronyms:

AFK = away from keyboard = I'm not on the PC right now

BRB = be right back = I'll be right back

CU = see you = see you later, take care.

IM(H)O = in my (humble) opinion = in my (humble) opinion

MFG = Yours sincerely

U2 = you too = you too

In the past, if feelings were to be described, the letters were often placed in asterisks. However, like the capitalization of abbreviations, this is hardly common today.

lol = laughing out loud = lautes Lachen

g = grin = grin

rofl = rolling on (the) floor laughing = rolling on the floor laughing

yolo = you only live once = you only live once

These emotional abbreviations in particular are often adopted into the oral language of young people. Emotions can also be expressed online with emoticons.

By the way, outside of abbreviations, CAPITALIZATION is considered a rude yell.