Twitter Abbreviations

These are some of the most commonly used abbreviations during #GlobalStudentChat. We encourage classes to learn how to create their own abbreviations and acronyms as needed.

Q1, Q2…	Question 1, Question 2…
A1, A2…	Answer 1, Answer 2…
Ss	students
Ts	teachers
Ps	parents
As	administrators/ principals
k12	K-12 education
w/	with
u	you
ur	your/ you’re
b/c	because
@	at
&	and
y	why
4	for or four
e.g.	example
ttyl	Talk to you later
thx	thanks

Tips:  

• Be as specific as possible – choose your words carefully!
• Draft your tweet and then reduce the number of characters if necessary by using some of the abbreviations listed above, or create your own as a class
• Use hashtags to reach more viewers and share within communities
• Use hashtags to add humour, share an afterthought, or list ideas
• Have fun!