You may know ASAP, B2B, FAQ, IMHO and WBS. How about 10q, BTW, ROFL, TGIF and W8?

My younger sister, in her mid 20s, used to send text messages and e-mails using some of the abbreviations above. In contrast, I still subscribe to the old school of writing. So, when she started working for IBM, I told her to get her act together. Thankfully, she did. Now, we have Twitter!

As managers, leaders or parents, however, we still need to effectively communicate with the younger generation every day. If we want to gain a better understanding of their world, we need to know some of their lingo—regardless of how much they debase proper English usage. In doing so, we can increase our effectiveness in managing, leading and guiding them in the right direction.

Check out Wiktionary for more info.

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