We have spoken about abbreviations before. I’ve looked for more and found a few to be brought together in a second part of the previous article on this subject. I will skip another long introduction and leave you with a new list:
-A.D.: anno Domini (in the year of the Lord)
-BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
-BBL: be back later
-b/c: because
-CNN: Cable News Network
-DIY: do it yourself
-EFL: English as a Foreign Language
-ESL: English as a Second Language
-ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages
-FYI: for your information
-TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
-TL;DR: too long, didn’t read
by Elena Atudosiei