Umm, he's been M.I.A. all morning.

I need to find him ASAP. Can you call him for me?

Umm, FYI, I'm not his secretary.

Ok...

Hi, I'm Kelsi from VT English.

Today, I'm going to teach you 10 acronyms that are used in everyday English.

ASAP

ASAP stands for "as soon as possible." It can be used in written English like in emails, or texts, or in spoken English. You can either say A-S-A-P, or ASAP.

Are you done the report yet?

Not yet. When do you need me to get it finished?

ASAP.

RSVP

In English, we use RSVP as a way to say "respond" when it comes to invitations.

It's common to write or say "Please RSVP by..." a certain date.

But, it actually come from the French "Répondez s'il vous plaît" which means "please respond."

Ex-boyfriend

RSVP for his wedding?!

N/A

N/A means "not applicable."

This is often seen on forms or questionnaires.

So, when a question doesn't apply to you, you can circle or write "N/A."

Total: 0 bf

Forever alone

AKA

"AKA" stands for "also known as."

It's used to refer to another name for someone or something.

You-Know-Who AKA

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named AKA

The-Dark-Lord AKA

Tom Riddle AKA

Voldemort

P.S.

P.S. means "postscript" which comes from the Latin "postscriptum" meaning "written after."

It's used to add a thought after an email or letter has been completed.

Dear Scott, I haven't been able to find you all day.

I really miss you. If you get this letter, give me a call.

From, Kelsi

P.S. You still owe me $5!

ETA

"ETA" stands for "estimated time of arrival."

It can be written or spoken, and is used to indicate when someone or something will arrive at a destination.

What's your ETA?

15 minutes later

Hello?

Where are you?

Yo?

TBD

"TBD" means "to be determined."

It's used when something hasn't been decided on yet but will be in the future.

Alright, these are the details for our next meeting.

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

FYI

"FYI" stands for "for your information."

People often use this when forwarding an email to someone as a way to quickly tell them that this information might relate to them.

You can also say FYI, but be careful because it can sometimes sound a bit rude.

FYI

6 Ways to Stop Being Annoying

What?

Are you kidding me?

TBA

"TBA" means "to be announced."

It's used when something will be announced in the future.

Music festival!

TBA... TBA... TBA...

MIA

MIA stands for "missing in action."

It was originally used to describe soldiers that went missing during war, but today, people also use it casually to say that someone has disappeared.

Scott's been MIA all day!

Fine, I'll text him again.

Finally...

Where are you?!?!?!?

Yes!