bc
Texted reason indicator
Bc is an informal written abbreviation for "because," common in texting and social media: I'm late bc traffic was terrible.
The abbreviation strips the word to its consonant skeleton, following patterns like "pls" for please and "msg" for message. (Capitalized BC is the historical era marker.)
because
For the reason that
- cuzInformal conjunction for reason
- abbreviationShortened word form
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
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- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
abbreviated vs. full form
bcbecause
For the reason that
since · British Columbia · unabbreviated · as · spelled out
- first century BC100-1 BCE
- fourth century BC399-300 BCE
- fifth century BC500-401 before Christ