Fw: Acronyms for E-mail and chat

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I thought this might be helpful....but Fiona, ISO isn't on this list!

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Subject: Acronyms for E-mail and chat

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> ^5 - High Five

> addy - address (as in eMail)

> ADN - Any Day Now

> AFAIK - As Far As I Know

> AFK - Away From Keyboard

> AKA - Also Known As (also a/k/a)

> ARE - Acronym-Rich Environment

> ATM - According To Me

> ATTN - Attention

> BAK - Back At the Keyboard

> BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit

> BBL - Be Back Later

> BBS - Be Back Soon

> <BEG> - Big Evil Grin

> BFD - Big " Flipping " Deal

> BFN - Bye For Now (also B4N)

> <BG> - big grin

> BIF - Basis In Fact

> BION - Believe It Or Not

> BIOYIOP - Blow It Out Your I/O Port

> BL - Belly Laughing

> BRB - Be Right Back

> BTA - But Then Again...

> BTSOOM - Beats The Sh*t Out Of Me

> BTW - By The Way

> CU - see you

> CUA - Commonly Used Acronym(s) or Common User Access

> CUL - see you Later (also CUL8ER)

> CWYL - Chat With Ya Later

> CYA - see Ya

> CYO - see You Online

> DBA - Doing Business As (also d/b/a)

> DFLA - Disenhanced Four-Letter Acronym (that is, a TLA)

> DIKU - Do I Know You?

> DITYID - Did I Tell You I'm Distressed?

> DTRT - Do The Right Thing

> <eg> - Evil Grin

> EMFBI - Excuse Me For Butting In

> EOM - End Of Message (no comments)

> EOT - End Of Thread (end of discussion)

> ETLA - Enhanced Three-Letter Acronym (that is, an FLA)

> F2F - Face to Face

> FAQ - (list of) Frequently Asked Question(s)

> FISH - First In, Still Here

> FLA - Four-Letter Acronym

> FOMCL - Falling Off My Chair Laughing

> FUBAR - " Fowled " Up Beyond All Recognition

> FUD - (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt

> FWIW - For What It's Worth

> FYA - For Your Amusement

> FYEO - For Your Eyes Only

> FYI - For Your Information

> <g> - grin (<G> - big grin)

> GA - Go Ahead

> GAL - Get A Life!

> GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out

> GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That!

> GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

> GOL - Giggling Out Loud

> GR & D - Grinning, Running & Ducking

> GTRM - Going To Read Mail

> HHOK - Ha Ha, Only Kidding

> HHOS - Ha Ha, Only Serious

> HTD - Have To Disagree...

> HTH - Hope This Helps

> HTHBE - Hope This Has Been Enlightening

> IAC - In Any Case

> IAE - In Any Event

> IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer, but... (also IANAxxx, such as IANACPA)

> IC - I see

> ICAM - I Couldn't Agree More

> ICOWHMGOWYHH - I Can Only Wonder How Many Glasses Of Wine You Have Had

> ID - I Disagree

> IDK - I Don't Know

> IHA - I Hate Acronyms

> IIRC - If I Remember Correctly

> ILY - I Love You (also ILU)

> IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion

> IMCO - In My Considered Opinion

> IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

> IMNSHO - In My Not-So-Humble Opinion

> IMO - In My Opinion

> INC - Illegitimi Non Carborundum (Latin: don't let the b*stards wear you

> down)

> IOW - In Other Words

> IPN - I'm Posting Naked

> IRL - In Real Life (that is, when not chatting)

> IRT - In Real Time

> ITA - I Totally Agree!

> ITRW - In The Real World

> IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean

> JAT - Just A Thought

> JFU - Just For You

> JIC - Just In Case

> JK - Just Kidding (also j/k)

> JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion

> JMO - Just My Opinion

> KWIM? - Know What I Mean?

> L8R - Later (also L8TR)

> LBAY - Laughing Back At You

> LD - Later, Dude

> LDR - Long-Distance Relationship

> LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause

> LMAO - Lauging My A** Off

> LOL - Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Luck

> LOLBAY - Laughing Out Loud Back At You

> LTM - Laugh To Myself

> LTNS - Long Time, No See

> M/F? - Male or Female? (also MorF)

> MEGO - My Eyes Glazed Over (booorrring)

> MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You

> MINK - Multiple Income, No Kids (NIMK?)

> MMHA2U - My Most Humble Apologies to you

> MOOS - Member Of the Opposite Sex (also MOTOS)

> MOSS - Member Of the Same Sex (also MOTSS)

> MOTD - Message Of The Day

> NBIF - No Basis In Fact

> NBIR - No Basis In Reality (where am I; is this Kansas?)

> NFW - No " Flippin' " Way

> NP - No Problem

> NRN - No Reply Necessary

> NS - 'Nuff Said

> OIC - Oh, I see

> OMG - Oh My God!

> OOTB - Out Of The Box (brand new, ready to roll)

> OPM - Other People's Money

> OTF - On The Floor

> OTOH - On The Other Hand

> OTOOH - On The Other, Other Hand

> OTP - On The Phone

> OTTH - On The Third Hand

> OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head

> ::POOF:: - goodbye (leaving the chatroom)

> PANS - Pretty Awesome New Stuff (as opposed to POTS)

> PC - Politically Correct (or Personal Computer)

> PCMCIA - People Can't Master Computer Industry Acronyms (Personal Computer

> Memory Card Int'l. Ass'n.)

> PDA - Public Display of Affection

> PDQ - Pretty Darn Quick

> PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard

> PI or PIC - Politically Incorrect

> PITA - Pain In The A**

> PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In (but eventually, you'll thank me)

> PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In

> POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service (or Pretty Old Tired Stuff)

> POV - Point Of View

> PPL - People or Peed Pants Laughing

> PU - that stinks!

> PUTS - Playing Under The Sofa

> RL - Real Life (that is, when not chatting)

> ROAR! - laughing as loud as a lion

> ROFL - Rolling On Floor, Laughing (also ROF,L)

> ROFLMAOAC - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A** Off and Crying

> ROTFLMAOWPIMP - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A** Off, While Peeing In

> My Pants

> ROTFLMBHO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Bloody Head Off

> ROTFLMBO - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My Butt Off

> RSN - Real Soon Now (often ironic)

> RTFM - Read The " Fine " Manual

> RW - Real World

> RYO - Roll Your Own (program, diet, etc.)

> <seg> - Sh*t-Eating Grin

> SINK - Single Income, No Kids

> SITD - Still In The Dark

> SNAFU - Situation Normal, All " Fowled " Up

> SO - Significant Other

> SOL - Smiling Out Loud or Sadly, Outta Luck (really, there's another

> version?!)

> SPAM - Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent

> STD - Sick To Death (a term of disdain, rather than an update on the

> author's well-being)

> STS - Sorry To Say

> TAF - That's All, Folks!

> TAFN - That's All For Now

> TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

> TAT - Tκte-A-Tκte

> TCN - Take Care Now

> TFH - Thread From Hell (a discussion that just won't die)

> TFI - The Fact Is ...

> TFM - Thanks From Me

> TFMT - Thanks From Me, Too!

> TGIF - Thank God It's Friday

> THX - Thanks

> TIA - Thanks In Advance

> TIC - Tongue In Cheek

> TIG - This Is Great!

> TIIC - The Idiots In Charge

> TLA - Three-Letter Acronym (such as this)

> TPTB - The Powers That Be

> TTFN - Ta Ta For Now

> TTYL - Talk To You Later

> TXS - Thanks! (sincere and heartfelt - really!)

> TYSM - Thank You So Much

> TYVM - Thank You Very Much

> u - you

> UAPITA - You're A Pain In The A**

> unPC - Politically Incorrect

> <VBG> - very big grin

> <VBSEG> - Very Big Sh*t-Eating Grin

> VWP - Very Well Put

> W4W - Word for Word

> WAGS - What A Great Story!

> WAI - What An Inspiration!

> WB - Welcome Back

> WDALYIC - Who Died And Left You In Charge?

> WFM - Works For Me

> WIBNI - Wouldn't It Be Nice If...

> WP - Well Put

> WRT - With Respect To

> WTG - Way To Go

> WTS - With That Said

> WU? - What's Up?

> WUF? - Where are you From?

> WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

> XOXO - kisses and hugs

> XX - kisses

> Y2K - Year 2000 calendar concerns

> YAAG - You Are A Genius

> YABR - You Are Being Replaced

> YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

> YRR - You 'R' Right (I give...)

> YVMW - You're Very Much Welcome