Kampung Inggris Bandung E-PLC – Bahasa Inggris juga mengenal singkatan kata atau disebut dengan ‘Abbreviation’, singkatan-singkatan kata dalam bahasa Inggris ini banyak sekali jenisnya mulai dari singkatan kata yang biasa kita temui di internet hingga yang lebih spesifik misalnya singkatan kata di dunia medis.
Abbreviation digunakan tidak hanya dalam kalimat-kalimat atau percakapan yang informal saja tetapi juga terkadang bisa digunakan dalam situasi yang formal seperti kata ‘FYI’ misalnya. Mempersingkat kata juga terbukti bisa menghemat waktu dan ruang jika kalimat tersebut dituliskan, dengan adanya singkatan setidaknya kita bisa menulis lebih singkat namun pesan yang disampaikan tetap akan tersampaikan.
Yuk kita lihat daftar Abbreviation yang ada di dunia internet dan dunia medis berikut ini:
Internet Acronyms & Text Abbreviations
SMH = Shaking my head
BRB = Be right back
IMO = In my opinion
CYA = Cover Your A** or See Ya
DIKY = Do I Know You?
IDK / IDKE = I Don’t Know / I Don’t Know Either
ILY = I Love You
HBU = How About You?
LMAO = Laughing My A** Off
LMK = Let Me Know
NVM = Nevermind
OFC = Of Course
PNL = Peace and Love
ROFL = Rolling on the Floor Laughing
SNMP = So Not My Problem
STFU = Shut the F*** Up
TAY = Thinking About You
TBH = To Be Honest
TTP = To the Point
QAP = Quick as Possible
YGTI = You Get the Idea
AMA = Ask Me Anything
DAE = Does Anyone Else?
ELI5 = Explain Like I’m 5
TIL = Today I Learned
FTFY = Fixed That For You
BAE = Babe or Before Anyone Else
Facepalm = Seriously?
HIFW = How I Feel/Felt When
MFW/MRW = My Face When / My Reaction When
ICYMI = In Case You Missed It
JSYK = Just So You Know
Lulz = Laughs
IRL = In Real Life
MIRL = Me in Real Life
PAW = Parents Are Watching
QFT = Quoted for Truth
TBT = Throwback Thursday
TL;DR = Too Long; Didn’t Read
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
YOLO = You Only Live Once
DOKY = Do I Know You?
Noob = Newbie
NSFW = Not Safe For Work
Medical Abbreviations
a.c. = Before meals
a/g ratio = Albumin to globulin ratio.
b.i.d. = Twice daily
bld = Blood
BP = Blood Pressure
C/O = Complaint of
ETOH = Alcohol
ECT = Electro Conclusive Therapy
g = gram
GvHD = Graft vs. Host Disease
gtt = Drops
h.s. = At bedtime
HA = Headache
ICU = Intensive Care Unit
ITU = Intensive Therapy Unit
in vitro = In the laboratory
in vivo = In the body
IU = International Units
JT = Joint
LBP = Low Back Pain
mg = Milligrams
ml = Milliliters
M/H = Medical History
MVP = Mitral Valve Prolapse
N/V = Nausea or Vomiting
NCP = Nursing Care Plan
npo = Nothing by mouth
NSR = Normal sinus rhythm of the heart
O.D. = Right eye
O.S. = Left eye
O.U. = Both eyes
P = Pulse
p.o. = By mouth
p.r.n. = As needed
PD = Progressive disease
PT = Physical therapy
q.d. = Each day
q2h = Every 2 hours
qAM = Each morning
qhs = At each bedtime
qod = Every other day
qPM = Each evening
s/p = Status post
SOB = Shortness of Breath
T = Temperature
tab = Tablet
Wt = Weight
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