[at-l] Shorthand

[WHHAWKINS@aol.com (WHHAWKINS@aol.com)]

Depending on where you are online, you may encounter differents sets of=20
shorthand. While no one set of acronyms is necessarily complete, this list=20
should cover most any abbreviation you are likely to come across:

2U2 =3D To You, Too
AAMOF =3D As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIK =3D As Far As I Know
AFAIC=A0 =3D As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT =3D As Far As I Can Tell
AFK =3D Away From Keyboard
ASAP =3D As Soon As Possible
BAK =3D Back At Keyboard
BBL =3D Be Back Later
BITMT =3D But In The Meantime=20
BOT =3D Back On Topic
BRB =3D Be Right Back
BTW =3D By the way
C4N =3D Ciao For Now
CRS =3D Can't Remember "Stuff"
CU =3D See You
CUL(8R) =3D See You Later
CWOT =3D Complete Waste Of Time
CYA =3D See Ya=20
DITYID =3D Did I Tell You I'm Distressed?
DIY =3D Do It Yourself
EOD =3D End Of Discussion
EZ =3D Easy
F2F =3D Face To Face
FAQ =3D Frequently Asked Questions
FBOW =3D For Better Or Worse
FOAF =3D Friend Of A Friend
FOCL =3D Falling Off Chair Laughing
FWIW =3D For What It's Worth=20
FYA =3D For Your Amusement
FYI =3D For Your Information
/ga =3D Go Ahead
GAL =3D Get A Life
GBTW =3D Get Back To Work
GFC =3D Going For Coffee
GFETE =3D Grinning From Ear To Ear
GMTA =3D Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D =3D Grinning, Running & Ducking
GTG =3D Got To Go
GTGTTBR =3D Got To Go To The Bathroom
GTRM =3D Going To Read Mail
HAND =3D Have A Nice Day
HHOK =3D Ha Ha Only Kidding
HTH =3D Hope This Helps
IAC =3D In Any Case
IAE =3D In Any Event=20
IC =3D I See
IDGI =3D I Don't Get It
IMCO =3D In My Considered Opinion
IMHO =3D In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO =3D in My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO =3D In My Opinion
IMPE =3D In My Previous/Personal Experience
IMVHO =3D In My Very Humble Opinion
IOTTMCO =3D Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer=20
IOW=A0 =3D In Other Words
IRL =3D In Real Life
ISP=A0 =3D Internet Service Provider
IYKWIM =3D If You Know What I Mean
JIC =3D Just In Case
J/K =3D Just kidding
KISS =3D Keep It Simple Stupid
L8TR =3D Later
LD =3D Later Dude
LOL =3D Laughing Out Loud
LTNS =3D Long Time No See
MorF =3D Male or Female, or person who asks that question
MTCW =3D My Two Cents Worth
NRN =3D No Reply Necessary
ONNA =3D Oh No, Not Again!
OTOH =3D On The Other Hand
OTTOMH =3D Off The Top Of My Head
OIC =3D Oh I See
OTF =3D On The Floor
OLL =3D Online Love
PCMCIA =3D People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
PLS =3D Please
PU =3D That Stinks!
REHI =3D Hello Again (re-Hi!)
ROFL =3D Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF =3D Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL =3D Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN =3D Real Soon Now
RTDox =3D Read The Documentation/Directions
RTFM =3D Read The Frickin' Manual
RUOK =3D Are You OK?
SNAFU =3D Situation Normal; All Fouled Up
SO =3D Significant Other
SOL =3D Smiling Out Loud (or You're Out of Luck)
TANSTAAFL =3D There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TAFN =3D That's All For Now
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
THX =3D Thanks
TIA =3D Thanks In Advance
TLK2UL8R =3D Talk to you later
TMK =3D To My Knowledge
TOS =3D Terms Of Service
TPTB =3D The Powers That Be
TSWC =3D Tell Someone Who Cares
TTBOMK =3D To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN =3D Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL(8R) =3D Talk To You Later
TWIMC =3D To Whom It May Concern
Txs =3D Thanks
URL =3D Web Page Address
w/b =3D Welcome Back
w/o =3D Without
WRT =3D With Regard To
WTG =3D Way To Go
WU? =3D What's Up?
WWW =3D World Wide Web
WYSIWYG =3D What You See Is What You Get
Y2K =3D Year 2000
YGIAGAM =3D Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
YGWYPF =3D You Get What You Pay For
YMMV =3D Your Mileage May Vary
ZZZ =3D Sleeping

You'll notice that different chat communities can develop different=20
'dialects' or accents. If you see an acronym or smiley used, you can figure=20
it's pretty safe to use it yourself. If you use acronyms and the majority of=
=20
people in the room don't seem to understand, it's probably not something=20
commonly used in that community.

Some chats on AOL use protocol. That means that rather than having an open=20
chat where everyone talks at once, a host leads the chat. If you have a=20
question, you type=20

?

If you have a comment, you use

!

Then you wait for the host to acknowledge you. It's also common to send a

/ga

For "go ahead" into the room indicating that you've finished with your=20
question or comment.



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