SINGKATAN BAHASA YANG SELALU DIGUNAKAN

Berikut daftar singkatan (kamus) kata-kata “gaul” bahasa Inggris yang sering dipakai tidak saja dalam perbincangan di komentar blog, sms, milis, chat room tapi juga sering kita jumpai di email baik dari rekan yang memang biasa berbahasa Inggris maupun yang sehari-hari berbahasa Indonesia. Kata BTW, ASAP, CMIIW, AFAIK dan LOL mungkin sering Anda dengar dan pakai, tapi pernahkah Anda dengar kata WOMBAT? Singkatnya, silahkan “dihafal” daftar kata “gaul” berikut atau simpan di notepad untuk referensi kalau sesekali diperlukan. Oh ya, singkatan-singkatan ini biasanya tidak dipakai dalam bahasa formal seperti posting di blog. AFAIK = As Far As I Know ASAP= As Soon As Possible BTW = By The Way CMIIW = Correct Me If I’m Wrong LTNC = Long Time No See OIC = Oh, I See OMG = Oh, My God OTOH = On The Other Hand CP = Cross-Posting OT = Off Topic OOT = Out Of Topic VOOT = Very Out Of Topic POV = Point Of View PS = Post Scriptum; PostScript SOL = Sorry, One Liner - kalau pesan anda pendek, cantumkan ini. FYI = For Your Information HTH = Hope That Helped/Hope This Helps IAC = In Any Case IIRC = If I Recall Correctly IMO = In My Opinion IMHO = In My Humble Opinion (rarely: In My Honest Opinion) IMNSHO = In My Not-So-Humble Opinion IOW = In Other Words ISO = In Search Of LOL = Laughs Out Loud LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off SSIA = Subject Says It All TBE = To Be Expected TBH = To Be Honest TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern TBYB = Try Before You Buy TMA = Take My Advice TIMTOWTDI = There Is More Than One Way To Do It TINALO = This Is Not A Legal Opinion TINAR = This Is Not A Recommendation TIA = Thanks In Advance TFTT = Thanks For The Thought TYVM = Thank You Very Much WOMBAT = Waste Of Money, Brains, And Time WBS = Write Back Soon WRT = With Regard To; With Respect To WYGIWYPF = What You Get Is What You Pay For WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get WTB = Want To Buy WTS = Want To Sell WTI = Want To Inform WTA = Want To Ask