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E-MAIL SHORTHAND FOR INSTANT MESSAGE USERS

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?4U

question for you

 

AAMOF

as a matter of fact

 

AFAIK

as far as I know

 

AFK

away from keyboard

 

ASAP

as soon as possible

 

B4N

bye for now

 

BB L8r

be back later

 

BBL

be back later

 

BBN

by bye now

 

Bc

because

 

BCNU

be seeing you

 

BEG

big evil grin

 

BF

boy friend

 

BRB

be right back

 

BTDT

been there done that

 

BTW

by the way

 

BWL

bursting with laughter

 

C&G

chuckle and grin

 

CID

consider it done

 

CNP

continued on next page

 

CP

chat post

 

CSG

chuckle, snicker, grin

 

CUL

see you later

 

CYA

see ya

 

CYAL8R

see ya later

 

DLTBBB

don’t let the bed bugs bite

 

EOT

end of thread

 

F2F

face to face

 

FAQ

frequently asked questions

 

FOTCL

falling off the chair laughing

 

FWIW

for what it’s worth

 

FYA

for your amusement

 

FYI

for your information

 

GD&R

grinning, ducking and running

 

GF

girl friend

 

GFN

gone for now

 

GG

good game

 

GL

good luck

 

GLG

goofy little grin

 

GMTA

great minds think a like

 

GTG

got to go

 

GTSY

glad to see you

 

GW

good work

 

H&K’s

hugs and kisses

 

HABU

have a better ‘un

 

HAGN

have a good night

 

HAND

have a nice day

 

HHIS

hanging head in shame

 

HHOJ

ha ha only joking

 

HTH

hope this helps

 

IAE

in any event

 

IANAL

I am not a lawyer

 

ICCL

I could care less

 

IDK

I don’t know

 

IIRC

if I recall correctly

 

IMCO

in my considered opinion

 

IMHO

in my humble opinion

 

IMNSHO

in my not so humble opinion

 

IMO

in my opinion

 

IMOW

in my own words

 

IOW

in other words

 

IRL

in real life

 

IWALY

I will always love you

 

IWBNI

it would be nice if

 

IYKWIM

if you know what I mean

 

IYKWIMAITYD

if you know what I mean and I think you do

 

JASE

just another system error

 

JM2C

just my 2 cents

 

JMHO

just my humble opinion

 

JTLYK

just to let you know

 

K

OK

 

KISS

keep it simple stupid

 

KIT

keep in touch

 

KOTC

kiss on the Cheek

 

KOTL

kiss on the Lips

 

L8R

later

 

L8R G8R

later ‘gator

 

LMHO

laughing my head off

 

LOL

laugh out loud

 

LTM

laughing to myself

 

LTNS

long time no see

 

LY

love ya

 

LYWAMH

love you with all my heart

 

MORF

male or female

 

NBD

no big deal

 

NH

nice hand

 

NP

no problem

 

NRN

no reply necessary

 

OIC

oh I see

 

OTOH

on the other hand

 

OTP

on the phone

 

OTTOMH

off the top of my head

 

PCM

please call me

 

Plz

please

 

PM

private message

 

PMFJI

pardon me for jumping in

 

PMJI

pardon me jumping in

 

PMJI

pardon my jumping in

 

POAHF

put on a happy face

 

PS

post script

 

PTB

powers that be

 

QT

cutie

 

ROTFWL

rolling on the floor with laughter

 

ROTM

right on the money

 

RSN

real soon now

 

RU

are you …

 

RUOK

are you okay

 

SFETE

smiling from ear to ear

 

SITD

still in the dark

 

SO

significant other

 

SWAK

sealed with a kiss

 

SWALK

sealed with a loving kiss

 

SWL

screaming with laughter

 

SYS

see you soon

 

TA

thanks again

 

TGIF

thank goodness it’s Friday

 

TIA

thanks in advance

 

TIC

tongue in cheek

 

TOY

thinking of you

 

TP

teacher’s pet

 

TPTB

the powers that be

 

TTBOMK

to the best of my knowledge

 

TTFN

ta ta for now

 

TTYL

talk to you later

 

TTYL8R

talk to you later

 

TMI

too much information

 

TWIMC

to whom it may concern

 

U

you

 

UR

you are

 

UROK

you are okay

 

UROK

you rock

 

UT

you there

 

VBG

very big grin

 

WB

welcome back

 

WFM

works for me

 

WYSIWYG

what you see is what you get

 

YBS

you’ll be sorry

 

YMMV

your mileage may vary

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