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 What Are You Saying? Acronyms, Friend or Foe
By Karen Treharne
Typing can get tiring, especially if you sit at a computer all day, five to seven days a week. So it seems only natural that people on the Internet have developed the use of acronyms to speed up the process.
Here is a partial list of some of the most popular. I actually knew eight of the 41 which is surprising since I only use a couple "common" ones on a daily basis.
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
AKA
Also Known As
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
BRB
Be Right Back
BF
Boyfriend
BFN
Bye For Now
BTW
By The Way
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FYI
For Your Information
FWIW
For What Its Worth
GD+R
Grinning, Ducking and Running (after a snide remark)
GF
Girlfriend
IANAL
I Am Not A Lawyer (but
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IB
Im Back
IDK
I Dont Know
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion
IMO
In My Opinion
IYKWIM
If You Know What I Mean
IYKWIMAITYD
If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
LOL
Laughing Out Loud
LTR
Long Term Relationship
OIC
Oh I See
OOTB
Out Of The Box
OTOH
On The Other Hand
PMFJI
Pardon Me For Jumping In (a polite way to get into a running discussion)
PS
Post Script
ROTFL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN
Real Soon Now
SIG
Signature On File
SOHF
Sense of Humor Failure
SWALK
Sealed With A Loving Kiss
TY
Thank You
TIA
Thanks In Advance
TPTB
The Powers That Be
TTFN
Ta Ta For Now
WB
Welcome Back
WRT
With Respect To
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary (you may not have the same luck I did)
YWIA
Youre Welcome In Advance
I really dont know what is wrong with just typing words, but it looks like this is whats "in" and its probably here to stay. So enuff of that 4 now. Ive g2g, but I will brb as soon as I do another article. TTFN!
Karen is a published freelance writer who loves sharing stories about Christ in her life. She lives with her husband, Ken, and father-in-law, Ed, in the Pacific Northwest (Tacoma, Washington), in "Gods Country".
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