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Initial Notes:Here's a list of abbreviations and emoticons commonly used online. Not all are used at DG.Abbreviations: ^5 High Five addy address (as in E-Mail) AFK Away From Keyboard BBIAB Be Back In A Bit BBL Be Back Later BBS Be Back Soon BFN Bye For Now bg big grin BIL Brother-In-Law Biobreak Potty Break BION Believe It Or Not BRB Be Right Back BTW By The Way CWYL Chat With Ya Later cya see ya DD Darling Daughter/Dad DH Darling Husband DS Darling Son DW Darling Wife eg evil grin FAQ (list of) Frequently Asked Question(s) FIL Father-In-Law FUD (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty & Disinformation FWIW For What It's Worth FYI For Your Information GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out GR&D Grinning, Running & Ducking HHOK Ha Ha, Only Kidding HTH Hope this helps HTHBE Hope This Has Been Enlightening IAE In Any Event IMCO In My Considered Opinion IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO In My Not-So-Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion IOW In Other Words IRL In Real Life ITRW In The Real World j/k just kidding JMHO Just My Humble Opinion L8TR Later LOL Laughing out loud LOL Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Luck LTNS Long Time, No See MHOTY My Hat's Off To You MIL Mother-In-Law mm merrily met (greeting) mp merrily parted (farewell) np no problem NRN No Reply Necessary OB Ol' bucket (spouse) oic oh, I see OOTB Out Of The Box (brand new, ready to roll) OTF On The Floor OTOH On The Other Hand OTP On The Phone PDQ Pretty Darn Quick PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In POV Point Of View PUTS Playing Under The Sofa r are re regarding or hello again RL Real Life ROFL Rolling On Floor, Laughing (also ROFL) ROFLMBO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off ROFLOL Rolling on floor laughing out loud ROTFL Rolling On The Floor, Laughing RSN Real Soon Now (often ironic) RW Real World (outside cyberspace) SIL Sister-In-Law SITD Still In The Dark sm smiley SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed TIA Thanks In Advance TIC Tongue In Cheek TLA Three-Letter Acronym (such as this) TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTYL Talk To Ya Later TYVM Thank You Very Much vbg very big grin W4W Word for Word WB Welcome Back WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get YMMV Your Mileage May Vary Common Emoticons (Smileys): :-) happy :-( unhappy :-/ skeptical :- sad :-D laughing :-| disgusted :-I apathetic :-1 bland :-o surprised :-O awed :-< forlorn :-> sarcastic :-[ pouting :-& tongue-tied :'-( crying :-e disappointed :-c bummed :-C very bummed :-t cross :*) drunk :-} leering :-, smirking ;-) winking (-) laughing (:+( scared %*} very drunk %-) confused %-} amused %-{ unamused 8-> very happy }:-} big grin >:-( mad ~:-( very mad =) shocked *:-o alarmed I-) sniggering |:-| very rigid |-O yawning |-I asleep |^o snoring Personally, I prefer plain English most of the time. There's nothing to remember; you just read it! ;) Back to gardenwife's Journal homepage. |
