Sentence examples for chat abbreviations from inspiring English sources
Try not to use chat abbreviations in real life, especially in formal writing or conversation.
Save chat abbreviations for your text messages, not your real life conversations.
There I found this definition for "rotflmao": "A chat-room abbreviation used mainly by imbeciles, usually in response to something mildly, often very mildly, amusing.
Avoid any "chat room" style abbreviations as you write up your LinkedIn profile, and write in your best "business English" style.
At other times, in Internet chats (peppered with abbreviations like "idc" for "I don't care" and "rents" for parents), Mr. Ravi indicated that Mr. Clementi's orientation did not bother him.
While social media (ahem, Twitter), SMS, chat rooms, etc. have made shorthand, abbreviations, LOLs and informal expression far more acceptable, any employer will tell you that they won't hire people who can't write and don't have a firm grasp on basic grammar rules.
Though technically just chat-speak, the use of acronyms and abbreviations is common in 1337.
T9 word should not be used with "chat speak" and most phones do not list popular abbreviations, curse words, etc.
When you are chatting to people, stay away from swearing and making abbreviations for certain swear words.
Thanks to the on-the-hoof style of chat-rooms and the curtailed nature of the text message and tweet, online abbreviations are now an established part of written English.
