Do You Know These Internet Abbreviations?
English is the most used language on the internet, and almost 60% of all websites are in English. But there are so many abbreviations used online today that even native English speakers don't always know what they mean.
If someone writes something that's very long, it may be followed with "TLDR" or "TL;DR," which means "Too Long; Didn't Read." Although it can be written by itself as a rude comment, usually when someone writes TLDR, they add a short summary of the most important information from the longer piece of writing. This can be either part of the original post or as a comment.
For example, a long post about the science of how viruses spread could be followed with, "TLDR: cover your mouth when you cough and wash your hands."
If something may be offensive to others, someone might say that it's "NSFW," which means "Not Safe For Work." This is used to let people know that if they look at it in a public place, like at work, they might get in trouble with the people around them.
So if someone emailed a picture to you that could be offensive, they might put "NSFW" in the subject of the email to make sure you don't open it in your office.
The average internet user spends over six hours a day online. So people started using "IRL," which means "In Real Life," to talk about the difference between what they do online and what they do in the real world.
So if you played a lot of racing games you might say "I love racing games but I would never drive that fast IRL."
