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Business Abbreviations English in the age of electronic commerce. you are can hardly be imagined without it. The mfg - best regards - is probably still the most used abbreviation for business emails. The lg - best regards - is probably more often used in private emails. The btw - by the way - not necessarily everyone knows. Man or woman should therefore consider which abbreviations are chosen, because the shot can often backfire. Emails that are full of abbreviations can be very annoying for one or the other recipient. When sending short messages via SMS, things look different again.
Email abbreviation meaning
cb – call back – call back…
b2b – business to business – in business customer traffic
CC – Carbon copy – Durchschlag…
BTW – by the way – Übringens…
PLS – Please – Bitte…
ASAP - As soon as possible - As soon as possible...
4u - for you - for you. for her
LOL – Laughs out loud – laut lachend
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
W/E – Weekend – Weekend
CU - See you- bis bald…
cm – call me – call me…
kiss - keep it short and simple - make it short and simple
mmn - in my opinion...
zK – to the knowledge…
fyeo - for your eyes only - only for you personally
imho - in my humble opinion - in my humble opinion...
ATTN - Attention - Attn. of..
IE – Id est – Latin; that is - that means...
FYI - For your information
sul – see you later – see you later…
Best regards
lg – best regards (rather private)
Incidentally, *fg* is not a greeting, but a combination of characters that comes from Internet chat and is also slowly spreading in email traffic. the fg between two asterisks means something like `cheeky grin *. The semicolon with hyphen and parenthesis has a similar meaning 😉 It means: a joke.
Email abbreviations – use privately or for business?
A lg is certainly meant kindly, but should be left out in email correspondence. If you are polite, write out your mfg completely or simply copy it into the mail. Abbreviations such as CU – see you – also belong to the SMS message department. Of course, abbreviations are a welcome relief and time saver for employees who have a lot of work to do or who send emails every day. The basic rule is: always pay attention to the recipient group.
