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Kimmi キミー

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2019.09.25 11:41

Sometimes I get a bit too excited when having a fun conversation

with people and I temporarily forget that they're not a native English speaker. This can result in me using abbreviations, which aren't always understood. I've made a list of common abbreviations that I use when talking on a regular basis that you might find handy when talking to other native speakers as well. You can also use them to show off your ability, if you know how to use them correctly! 😉✨📚🤓
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  • よしひこ 2019.09.25 11:50

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    ありがとう。 あなたはとても気がきく。
  • ... 2019.09.25 12:11

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    Dream communication tool, the telepathy. We are approaching there. Indeed.
  • hyde 2019.09.25 12:26

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    Thanks. I'm 58 years old, so most of them I don't know.
  • lghxyt 2019.09.25 20:08

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    I guess FYI and IMD are not so often used... hmm🤔
  • Kimmi キミー 2019.09.25 21:24

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    @lghxyt FYI less so. I use IMO quite a lot
  • lghxyt 2019.09.25 21:31

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    @Kimmi キミー Thanks:) I just overlooked FYI. I meant “IN MY DEFENSE” but it’s okay! never mind!
  • Kimmi キミー 2019.09.25 21:55

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    @lghxyt Oh I thought you mistook my O for a D. Sorry
  • Pengyuan 2019.10.04 21:01

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    Hi,what is "etc" an abbreviation for?
  • Kimmi キミー 2019.10.04 22:12

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    @Pengyuan It stands for "et cetera" which is of Latin origin meaning "and so on" or "and similar things". It's used at the end of a list to indicate that the list goes on, but you don't wish to name every single thing in that list. E.g. I went to Kyoto in March and ate sushi, ramen, onigiri etc. "Etc" in this sentence indicates that there are more things that I ate, but it's a lot to list them all. It means that you get the gist of what I am trying to say - a number of Japanese foods in this case
  • Pengyuan 2019.10.05 03:28

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    Thx for the explanation
  • Eska Lee 2019.10.16 22:23

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    I knew 6 of them, not bad?
  • Jerry 2019.11.17 20:54

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    I saved it thank you
  • Sayaka 2019.12.14 06:06

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    this is useful😆

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