Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In today's best English lesson ever on YouTube, I'll teach you how to understand and use the most common abbreviations in English which you'll see in text communication like Reddit, Text messages, and any online conversations!

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0:53 - ELI5
1:10 - AFAIK
2:42 - IRL
3:29 - OOTL
4:58 - IYKYK
5:47 - IIRC
7:20 - BRB
8:05 - ILY
8:18 - IKR
9:23 - BTW
10:50 - FYI

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