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@

The "at" sign is used to mention another Twitter account (e.g., @Mashable).

#
used to highlight keywords, topics, events or even emotions in a tweet.

^
The caret, or hat sign, is used to denote a tweet composed and sent by an individual
on behalf of a group account used by multiple people (often a company or
organization) account.

$
The dollar sign is used on Twitter before a company's shortened stock market
name/code as a kind of financial hashtag. For example, $AAPL (Apple), $GOOG
(Google) and $MSFT (Microsoft). Within tweets, codes prefixed with the dollar sign
will become links.

AFAIK
"As far as I know."

CC
CC's literal meaning is "carbon copy." As with memos and emails, CC is a way of
ensuring a Twitter user sees certain content.

CX
"Correction."

DM
Direct message. A way to privately message someone who is following you on
Twitter.

FF
#FF stands for "Follow Friday," a way to endorse or shout out to other Twitter users
by suggesting that people follow them.

HT
Occasionally styled H/T, "hat tip" or “ heard through” using this means you are giving
a polite nod to the person who originally shared content you are tweeting.

ICYMI
"In case you missed it." Often employed when a Twitter user retweets his or her own
content from earlier.

MM
"Music Monday" used to be a popular way to suggest music you were currently
enjoying or artist recommendations.

MT or MRT
Modified tweet or modified retweet. This means the same as "retweet" but used to
show that you've edited the original tweet, usually due to space restrictions.

NSFW
"Not safe for work." This term denotes potentially inappropriate or graphic content.

OH
"Overheard." Although in the wider world, OH is more likely to mean "other half," on
Twitter, it's a way of reporting a humorous or eyebrow-raising comment.

PRT
Partial retweet. A way of letting people know you've edited a tweet. Can also mean
"please retweet."

RLRT
Real life retweet. Similar to OH, RLRT is used when you tweet a notable quote from
someone "in real life."

RT
Retweet. Forwarding another user's tweet, usually with an added comment, letting
the "RT" abbreviation mark the end of the forwarder's comment and the start of the
original tweet, e.g., "Must watch! RT @Bob: This video is cool www.urlurl.com."

SMH
Shake/shaking my head. An expression of disbelief or disappointment. Can also be
used to express puzzlement — "scratching my head" — although this is a less
popular usage.

TFTF
"Thanks for the follow."

TIL
"Today I learned..."

TLDR or TL;DR
"Too long; didn't read." Can be used literally to indicate content that was too lengthy
to wade through to the end. However, the term is more likely to be used in banter, or
as a dismissive comment or insult.

TMB
"Tweet me back."

TQRT
"Thanks for the retweet."

TT
Translated tweet: a warning that an original tweet has been translated to a different
language.

W/
"With."

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