Foxy Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Just for the record: (I haven't heard of half of these!) AAMOF as a matter of fact ADN any day now AFAIA as far as I'm aware AFAIC as far as I'm concerned AFAIK as far as I know AFK away from keyboard ASAP as soon as possible ATSL along the same line AS another subject BAK back at keyboard BBD basically brain dead BBL be back later BCNU be seeing you BFN bye for now BRB be right back (when momentarily leaving a chat ) BTT back to topic (on email lists, message boards) back to top (to keep subject from ageing off a message board, a use rather frowned upon) BTW by the way CU see you (as in "CU 2morrow!") CUL see you later (or CUL8R) DEB don't even bother DGT don't go there DIIK damned if I know EM(F)BI excuse me (for) butting in EOM End of Message FUBAR fouled up beyond all recognition FWIW for what it's worth grinning; grin. The comments preceeding or following are meant humorously or to be taken with a grain of salt. GD&R, grinning, ducking and running GIWIST gee, I wish I'd said that GMTA great minds think alike HTH hope this helps! IC I see IIRC if I recall correctly ITSFWI if the shoe fits, wear it IMO in my opinion IMCO in my considered opinion IMHO in my humble opinion IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion IOW in other words IRL in real life (as opposed to your online life!) jk just kidding KHYF know how you feel L8r later LAB&TYD life's a bitch & then you die LTNT long time, no type LOL laughing out loud NBD no big deal NOYL not on your life NP, np no problem NTYMI now that you mention it OIC oh, I see! OOTQ out of the question OT off topic OTOH on the other hand OTTOMH off the top of my head PITA pain in the nether regions PTB (the) powers that be POV point of view RABNC read and acknowledged, but no comment RSN real soon now RO(T)FL rolling on (the) floor, laughing ROFLMAO rolling on floor, laughing my --- off ROTFLOLSTC rolling on the floor, laughing out loud - scared the cat! RTFM read the flippin' manual SEP someone else's problem SNAFU situation normal, all fouled up STFU shut the **** up SO significant other SOW speaking of which TANJ there ain't no justice TANSTASQ there ain't no such thing as a stupid question TCGOFE this could go on for ever! TEOTWAWKI the end of the world as we know it TFTHAOT thanks for the help ahead of time TIA thanks in advance TOBAL there oughta be a law TOBG this oughta be good TPTB the powers that be TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge TTFN ta-ta for now! TTUL talk to you later TYVM thank you very much WB welcome back! WRT with regards to WYSIWYG what you see is what you get WTG way to go! YGLT you're gonna love this YMMV your mileage may vary (= your experience may differ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryansgirl319 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I read TMI in an article the other day and it took me five minutes to decipher that TMI means "Too Much Information." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 WTG!!! LOL. FWIW, RCgirl, AFAIC, NTYMI, people are BBD if they use too many abbreviations, TTBOMK, TCGOFE. IMO. :happybanana: :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 We missed out the most important one 'WTF!' I hardly ever abbreiviate words on the Internet. It would be so confusing to have a conversation where you use everything that is in this list above. TTFN..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Good list, Foxy! I will learn a lot... Thank you and HAND! :: :: Oh, HAND is "Have a Nice Day"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 i thnk il stik 2 d basix, thanx neway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1104 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Outside of LOL I have a problem with internet abbreviations and even more so the shortened spelling of words such as "neway" which was used by a previous poster in this thread. The problem I have with all of this is the younger generation who we usually see using most of this (I don't chat so I am not sure what is used anymore) is getting caught up in between proper grammar and chat grammar. I would consider this chat grammar the equivalent of ebonics which was a volatile issue a few years ago. And we all wonder "Why Johnny Can't Read"! I have told my own sons not to get caught up in it but do they listen to dear old dad?.....of course not! At the beginning of this post I said besides LOL and though I may sound contradictory I have always thought that was a neat way to tell someone on the other side that you found their statement to be funny since verbal sounds and physical contact is not happening on a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Talking of younger people and their abbrievations, I read a job application recently in which the covering letter was full of shortened words. The person wrote the letter as if they were writing a text message on a mobile phone. You was shortened to "U" and so on.....very annoying and very unprofessional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 That's ridiculous! I've never seen that before! I think shortened words are great for text messages as you get your message through and you don't need to waste money (we all know what it's like to be a student!) I have no problem with a LOL or a WTF thrown in here and there, but I prefer to use and read proper grammar in emails and such. MSN I see and use all sorts of abbreviations as it keeps the conversation flowing faster and if the other person knows what it means, then there is no chance for mis-communication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 such as "neway" which was used by a previous poster in this thread I don't think I'm getting through to people... :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I don't think I'm getting through to people... :: I think we all got what you did there levis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I don't think I'm getting through to people... :: don't worry, i got you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 don't worry, i got you! Et moi aussi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Not surprisingly, I'm fond of WTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieS Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I hate abbreviations. It's not that hard to type out a few words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I hate abbreviations. It's not that hard to type out a few words. IA (that means I agree : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieS Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 IA (that means I agree : Heh, how wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I hate abbreviations. It's not that hard to type out a few words. Katie46452 is officially my favorite new Songfactor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieS Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Katie46452 is officially my favorite new Songfactor.. Yay! I feel so special. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Heh, how wonderful. yicit? (yeah, it's convenient isn't it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Talking of younger people and their abbrievations, I read a job application recently in which the covering letter was full of shortened words. The person wrote the letter as if they were writing a text message on a mobile phone. You was shortened to "U" and so on.....very annoying and very unprofessional! Foxy you should of said to that applicant "STPBF"(sorry the position's been filled) :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieS Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 yicit? (yeah, it's convenient isn't it?) Eh, I guess so. I mean IGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 yeah, i really don't like abbreviations. i don't really use any on the boards, except for LOL now and then. and when i'm writing a text i'll write it in proper english first and then reduce words if i don't have enough space. as sue said, us students need to save money where we can!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 I don't even use LOL anymore, I think it makes the post look like it was written by an annoying teenybopper. I prefer using this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 LOL is the only one I use, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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