ppl
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A short informal way to write people in messages
- noun
- Texting
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gente
- In my last job, I often worked with different ppl from various departments.
Examples
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The forum is great for connecting with other ppl who share your interests.
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OK, so you are doing TV and PPL and PPC.
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So yeah, my favorite right now today is inbound, right, PPL and PPC.
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But anyways, so he he goes, yeah, dude, I'll get like people who tell me PPL doesn't work.
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(CLOTH ES Rl PPl NG)
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When planning the event, we invited a lot of ppl to join us for the celebration.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ppl is an informal written short form of people used in texts and online. A helpful way to remember it is to see it as 'people' with the vowels removed, so it is quick to type and read.