R U rdy 2 get the nu abbr’s?

(are you ready to get the new abbreviations?)

In 1994 Visit America Inc created and distributed a small booklet covering about 1500 abbreviations used in international communication, mostly in tourism. Amazing how dated some of the abbreviations in this booklet now sound:

“DM=German Mark, SASE=Self-addressed, stamped envelope, RUTX=regarding your telex”, to name a few. On the other hand there are still a lot of abbreviations valid in our age of “Text Messaging” and short e-mails. Look at the old “WYSIWYG=what you see is what you get” or at “RSVP=please respond” or at “SBU=stop bothering us”, abbreviations we can still use!

The use of abbreviations has changed over these past 14 years. In tourism we still use PAX, NA, PNR, DOC, DOB, CXL, TBA and others daily, but today’s hot abbreviations and acronyms are mostly personal. The vast majority of “msgs” are between young persons and therefore the style and purpose has changed. Here a few samples and their sources. Apply them and you will feel hot or cool, depending your age!

l8 late hf have fun

ayt are you there imo in my opinion

aeap as early as possible jik just in case

b4n bye for now jw just wondering

brb be right back np no problem

dk don’t know ptb please text back

eod end of discussion ringl8 running late

4u for you ruok are you OK?

em? excuse me? yt you there?

f2f face to face w2d work to do

fyeo for your eyes only lol laugh out loud

Pls hv fun using the above and the “old” abbr’s , e-mail or txt us, req quotes and rates, we resp quickly, promised!

Sincerely,

B Fischer

Sources: netlingo.com etc ao

For more information please contact Beat Fischer at groups@visitamerica.com