1. AFC Away From Computer
  2. ASAP As Soon As Possible 
  3. AQAP     As Quickly As Possible
  4. AWOL Absent Without Leave 
  5. BRB Be Right Back 
  6. DIY Do It Yourself 
  7. EOBD End Of Business Day 
  8. EOD End Of Day 
  9. ETA Estimated Time of Arrival 
  10. FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 
  11. FYI For Your Information 
  12. IFF  If and Only If
  13. HR Human Resources 
  14. IDK I Don’t Know 
  15. IIRC If I Recall/Remember Correctly 
  16. ILY I Love You 
  17. IMO In My Opinion 
  18. IRL In Real Life 
  19. LOL Laughing Out Loud
  20. MIA Missing In Action  
  21. NSFW Not Safe For Work 
  22. NVM Never mind 
  23. OMG Oh My God 
  24. OMW On My Way 
  25. POS Point Of Service 
  26. POV Point Of View
  27. TBA To Be Announced 
  28. TGIF Thank God It’s Friday 
  29. TMI Too Much Information 
  30. TTYL Talk To You Later 
  31. TY Thank You
  32. TBD  To be Determind
  33. WTF What the Fuck
  34. HB Happy Birthday
  35. R.S.V.P. "Répondez s'il vous plaît" translates to "respond, if you please"
  36. ESL / EFL  English as a second language
  37. P.M. "post meridiem" (Latin for "after noon" in the 12-hour clock)
  38. A.M. "ante meridiem" ("before noon")
  39. BC "before Christ"
  40. AD "Anno Domini" 
  41. B.Y.O.B. "bring your own bottle / booze / beer"
  42. ETD "estimated time of departure"
  43. P.S. "post script" used at the end of written letters to add extra information
  44. I.e. (or i.e. / I.E.) stands for "id est" (Latin for "That is (to say)" or "in other words")
  45. E.g. (or e.g. / E.G.) stands for "exempli gratia" (Latin for "for example")
  46. DOA – dead on arrival
  47. TL;DR – too long; didn’t read
  48. YOLO – you only live once
  49.  VIP – very important person
  50. RIP – Latin; requiescat (rest) in pace
  51. PTO please turn over (and read the other side)
  52. NEET – young person who is not in education, employment or training
  53. EDM – electronic dance music
  54. BLT  –  sandwich made up of bacon, lettuce and tomato, plus a slathering of mayonnaise
  55. LGBT – lesbian gay bisexual transgender
  56. CC - (carbon) copy other people on communication
  57. BCC -  blind (carbon) copy other people on communication
  58. BA - Bachelor of Arts
  59. BSc - Bachelor of Science
  60. BTech - Bachelor of Technology
  61. MA - Master of Arts
  62. MSc - Master of Science
  63. MEng - Master of Engineering
  64. PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
  65. MBA - Master of Business Administration
  66. BTW - By the way
  67. AKA – also known as
  68. TBH - To be honest
  69. DWSTB - Dont want to say this, But
  70. PD - Please Dont
  71. NTS - Needless to say


References:
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/10-useful-acronyms-and-abbreviations
https://ielts.idp.com/prepare/article-commonly-used-abbreviations-acronyms
https://eltlearningjourneys.com/2015/09/23/50-of-the-most-useful-english-abbreviations-and-acronyms/

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