出來工作或一般與英國人交流，最常用的溝通方式就是 Text message（發短訊），因為發訊息可以隨時回覆沒壓力，即使正在開車，也不受影響。隨著智能產品的出現，令發訊息的文化更加廣泛。英國人在文字對話中，經常使用縮寫（Abbreviation），所以要投入工作 / 增強交際能力，除了學好英文之外，了解他們常用的Short forms同樣重要，能讓你在工作上更加得心應手。
常用語的縮寫
| 簡寫: | 原形字: | 意思： |
| 2moro | Tomorrow | 明天 |
| 2nite | Tonight | 今晚 |
| 2Day | Today | 今天 |
| L8R | Later (= see you later) | 再見 |
| UR | Your | 你的 |
| BC | Because | 因為 |
| K | Okay | OK |
| NVM | Never mind | 無所謂 |
| OMY | On my way | 在路途中 |
| GR8 | Great | 好極！ |
| B4 | Before | 之前 |
| PLS | Please | 麻煩你/求求你！ |
| SBY | Somebody | 某人 |
| STH | Something | 某東西 |
| HUN | Honey | 親愛的 (一般用在女性朋友之間的稱呼) |
| OMG | Oh my god | 我的天！ |
| W8 | Wait | 等等 |
| RU | Are you… | 你是否… |
| NC | No comment | 沒意見/ 不予評論 |
| WKND | Weekend | 週末 |
| XX | Kiss Kiss | “親親”的意思 英國人常放在句字後方， 以示”親愛的”表現 |
| F2F | Face to face | 面對面 |
常用句子的縮寫
| 簡寫: | 原形字: | 意思： |
| ASAP | As soon as possible | 請儘快 |
| CYT | See you tomorrow | 明天見 |
| CTN | Can’t talk now | 現在沒空 |
| HAND | Have a nice day | 祝你今天過得愉快 |
| LMK | Let me know | 讓我知道 |
| TBA | To be announced | 即將公佈 |
| TBH | To be honest | 老實講 |
| TBC | To be confirmed | 有待確認 |
| TGIF | Thank God its Friday | 感謝神！是星期五 |
| DIY | Do it yourself | 自己做好 (自己搞惦) |
| RSVP | Please reply | 請回复 |
| BRB | Be right back | 馬上回來 |
| BRT | Be right there | 馬上到 |
| TTYL | Talk to you later | 再與你聯絡 |
| BTW | By the way | 順便一提/ 順道一句 |
| ATM | At the moment | 現時/當下 |
| NP | No problem | 無問題 |
| MYOB | Mind your own business | 管好自己的事 |
| HAU | How about you | 你覺得如何 |
| OOO | Out of Office | 不在辦公室 |
| IMO | In my opinion | 我個人認為 |
| IDK | I don’t know | 我不知道 |
| AKA | Also known as | 又稱為 |
| NA | Not available | 無法使用/ 沒有 |
| IRL | In real life | 現實中 |
| WDYMBT | What do you mean by that | 這個什麼意思 |
| GTR | Getting ready | 準備好 |
| TBT | Throwback Thursday | 想當年 (社交媒體用語 用在轉推舊照片、影片) |
| NBD | No big deal | 沒什麼大不了 |
| ICYMI | In case you missed it | 以防你錯過 |
| PBC | Provided by client | 由客戶提供 |
| COB | Close of business | 已過營業時間 |
| HRU | How are you? | 你好嗎？ |
| FYI | For your information | 供你參考 |
常見稱呼的縮寫
| 簡寫: | 全名: | |
| N.I | National Insurance 國民保險 | |
| HMRC | Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs 英國稅收和海關 | |
| DfT | Department for Transport 運輸處 | |
| DWP | Department for Work and Pensions 就業和退休部門 | |
| HO | Home Office 內政部 | |
| PM | Prime Minister 首相 | |
| HofC | House of Commons 下議院 | |
| HofL | House of Lords 上議院 | |
| VAT | Value Added Tax 增值稅 |
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