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EMAIL (AND POSSIBLY TEXT MESSAGING) SHORTHAND
I am one of the very few people left in the U.K. who does not own a mobile phone and, therefore, I have no experience of text messaging. I can only assume the shorthand devised for emails has made the transition to texting - if I am wrong please let me know at june@hintsandthings.co.uk
Shorthand |
Meaning |
2U2 |
To You, Too |
AAMOF |
As A Matter Of Fact |
AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
AFAIC |
As Far As I'm Concerned |
AFAICT |
As Far As I Can Tell |
AFK |
Away From Keyboard |
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
BAK |
Back At Keyboard |
BBL |
Be Back Later |
BITMT |
But In The Meantime |
BOT |
Back On Topic |
BRB |
Be Right Back |
BTW |
By the way |
C4N |
Ciao For Now |
CRS |
Can't Remember "Stuff" |
CU |
See You |
CUL(8R) |
See You Later |
CWOT |
Complete Waste Of Time |
CYA |
See Ya |
DITYID |
Did I Tell You I'm Distressed? |
DIY |
Do It Yourself |
EOD |
End Of Discussion |
EZ |
Easy |
F2F |
Face To Face |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
FBOW |
For Better Or Worse |
FOAF |
Friend Of A Friend |
FOCL |
Falling Off Chair Laughing |
FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
FYA |
For Your Amusement |
FYI |
For Your Information |
/ga |
Go Ahead |
GAL |
Get A Life |
GBTW |
Get Back To Work |
GFC |
Going For Coffee |
GFETE |
Grinning From Ear To Ear |
GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike |
GR&D |
Grinning, Running & Ducking |
GTG |
Got To Go |
GTGTTBR |
Got To Go To The Bathroom |
GTRM |
Going To Read Mail |
HAND |
Have A Nice Day |
HHOK |
Ha Ha Only Kidding |
HTH |
Hope This Helps |
IAC |
In Any Case |
IAE |
In Any Event |
IC |
I See |
IDGI |
I Don't Get It |
IMCO |
In My Considered Opinion |
IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
IMO |
In My Opinion |
IMPE |
In My Previous/Personal Experience |
IMVHO |
In My Very Humble Opinion |
IOTTMCO |
Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer |
IOW |
In Other Words |
IRL |
In Real Life |
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
IYKWIM |
If You Know What I Mean |
JIC |
Just In Case |
J/K |
Just kidding |
KISS |
Keep It Simple Stupid |
L8TR |
Later |
LD |
Later Dude |
LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
LTNS |
Long Time No See |
MorF |
Male or Female, or person who asks that question |
MTCW |
My Two Cents Worth |
NRN |
No Reply Necessary |
ONNA |
Oh No, Not Again! |
OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
OTTOMH |
Off The Top Of My Head |
OIC |
Oh I See |
OTF |
On The Floor |
OLL |
Online Love |
PCMCIA |
People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms |
PLS |
Please |
PU |
That Stinks! |
REHI |
Hello Again (re-Hi!) |
ROFL |
Rolling On Floor Laughing |
ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor |
ROTFL |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
RSN |
Real Soon Now |
RTDox |
Read The Documentation/Directions |
RTFM |
Read The Frickin' Manual |
RUOK |
Are You OK? |
SNAFU |
Situation Normal; All Fouled Up |
SO |
Significant Other |
SOL |
Smiling Out Loud (or You're Out of Luck) |
TANSTAAFL |
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
TAFN |
That's All For Now |
TEOTWAWKI |
The End Of The World As We Know It |
THX |
Thanks |
TIA |
Thanks In Advance |
TLK2UL8R |
Talk to you later |
TMK |
To My Knowledge |
TOS |
Terms Of Service |
TPTB |
The Powers That Be |
TSWC |
Tell Someone Who Cares |
TTBOMK |
To The Best Of My Knowledge |
TTFN |
Ta-Ta For Now |
TTYL(8R) |
Talk To You Later |
TWIMC |
To Whom It May Concern |
Txs |
Thanks |
URL |
Web Page Address |
w/b |
Welcome Back |
w/o |
Without |
WRT |
With Regard To |
WTG |
Way To Go |
WU? |
What's Up? |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
Y2K |
Year 2000 |
YGIAGAM |
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine |
YGWYPF |
You Get What You Pay For |
YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary |
ZZZ |
Sleeping |