{"id":441792,"date":"2022-05-04T16:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T16:30:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:30:56","slug":"what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cBC\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a309f30cb412\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CBC%E2%80%9D_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Does \u201cBC\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Because%E2%80%A6_Because\" >Because\u2026 Because!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#The_Origin_of_BC\" >The Origin of BC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Shorter_and_Shorter\" >Shorter and Shorter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Other_BCs\" >Other BCs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-bc-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#How_to_Use_BC\" >How to Use BC<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CBC%E2%80%9D_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Does \u201cBC\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-795784\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/young-couple-smartphones-smiling.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/young-couple-smartphones-smiling.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/young-couple-smartphones-smiling.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A young couple standing next to each other while smiling and using their smartphones.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/young-interracial-couple-using-smartphone-smiling-1928541452\">Krakenimages.com\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s one of the most popular slang terms on the web for a reason. Here\u2019s what BC means and how it can save you a few extra seconds whenever you type a sentence explaining yourself.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Because%E2%80%A6_Because\"><\/span>Because\u2026 Because!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>BC stands for \u201cbecause.\u201d Unlike other internet slang terms we\u2019ve covered, \u201cBC\u201d isn\u2019t an acronym. Instead, it\u2019s an abbreviation that shortens the word but completely retains its meaning. Since it\u2019s an abbreviation, it\u2019s rarely written in the uppercase BC; instead, most people write it in the lowercase \u201cbc\u201d or the sentence-case \u201cBc\u201d if it\u2019s at the start of a post.<\/p>\n<p>In English, \u201cbecause\u201d is a conjunction that can be placed at either the start of a sentence or in the middle. You can put the abbreviation in either spot as well. For example, you can write, \u201cBc I slept well last night, I have a lot of energy.\u201d Alternatively, \u201cI have a lot of energy bc I slept well last night\u201d is also a perfectly valid sentence.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Origin_of_BC\"><\/span>The Origin of BC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve talked a lot about how internet acronyms sprung up on message boards and IRC chat in the 1990s. However, internet abbreviations like \u201cbc\u201d are a more recent phenomenon, emerging in the mid to late 2000s on instant messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications.<\/p>\n<p>As teenagers started flocking to platforms like AOL Instant Messenger, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger, they looked for inventive ways to cut down on the amount of typing they needed to do. This also coincided with the adoption of SMS, which had a limit on the number of characters in a single message.<\/p>\n<p>The first definition for bc as \u201cbecause\u201d on the internet slang repository <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=bc\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> dates back to April 2008 and reads, \u201cbc is an abbreviation for the word because.\u201d There are dozens of other definitions predating this one that has nothing to do with \u201cbecause,\u201d including \u201cbirth control\u201d and \u201cbe cool.\u201d None of these stuck around.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2010s, people across the internet adopted bc as an abbreviation for because. Nowadays, you\u2019ll see it on tweets, in messages from your family, and in the captions of Instagram stories. It\u2019s one of the prime examples of the internet deciding to shave a few letters off a common word.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shorter_and_Shorter\"><\/span>Shorter and Shorter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>BC is probably one of the most straightforward internet slang terms online. It\u2019s short and simplifies a common word, which helps us construct sentences faster. However, it does have a few interesting implications for the way we write on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>In the early days of the web, web acronyms were usually strung together to save space and send messages quickly. So, for example, you might see a message that reads \u201cBRB, AFK,\u201d which stands for \u201cBe right back. Away from keyboard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, you\u2019ll often see the abbreviated \u201cbc\u201d in otherwise complete sentences. For example, \u201cI\u2019m tired bc I worked all day yesterday.\u201d For many people who send hundreds of messages to other people every day, the abbreviation has completely replaced the word itself. This is similar to other abbreviations like \u201cok\u201d replacing \u201cokay,\u201d and \u201csrsly\u201d replacing \u201cseriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Does &#8220;SRSLY&#8221; Mean, and How Do You Use It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_BCs\"><\/span>Other BCs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like other internet terms we\u2019ve covered, the abbreviated \u201cbecause\u201d isn\u2019t the only definition for the BC. Here are a few different meanings that you should watch out for.<\/p>\n<p>The most ubiquitous definition for BC is \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/45510-anno-domini.html\">Before Christ<\/a>,\u201d a historical and religious term that denotes a year or period of history in Gregorian calendars predating the birth of Christ. This term likely conjured up an image of cave dwellers and dinosaurs for many people. This initialism is typically spelled out with periods between the letters, as in \u201cB.C.,\u201d and placed after a numerical year like \u201c300 B.C.\u201d It\u2019s the counterpart of AD, which stands for \u201canno Domini.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another meaning for BC that you might see on the internet is \u201cBritish Columbia,\u201d the westernmost province of Canada. There\u2019s also Boston College, a private university in Massachusetts. Lastly, you might see BC confused for \u201cBCC,\u201d which stands for blind carbon copy. This feature of modern e-mail clients allows you to copy someone in an e-mail without informing the recipient.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_BC\"><\/span>How to Use BC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using bc is incredibly easy: just swap it out for \u201cbecause\u201d in all your messages! Don\u2019t forget to write it in lowercase. While people widely understand it online, you should still avoid using this abbreviation in your professional e-mails.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples of bc in action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWhy am I hungry? Bc I haven\u2019t eaten in 15 hours.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe road is closed bc of construction work.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBc I am lazy, I decided to stay home the whole day.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDid you sleep late bc of the party last night?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to learn about other internet slang terms, then check out our articles on NVM, RN, and IRL. 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