October 13, 2006, Newsletter Issue #37: Chat acronyms (G-rated)
Tip of the Week
Acronyms abound in chat and instant messaging. Since chatting is so inherently text intensive, it's understandable that chatters would find shortcuts for the most commonly used phrases. You probably already know what acronym LOL stands for, but what about the other chat acronyms? Here is a list of common chat acronyms (also often called internet acronyms) – it's the G-Rated version.
LOL Laughing Out Loud
ROFLOL Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud
TTYL Talk To You Later
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
BRB Be Right Back
AFK Away From Keyboard
TY Thank You
TYVM Thank You Very Much
YW You're Welcome
YVW You're Very Welcome
mhm not really an acronym – more of a sound effect
HB Hurry Back
WB Welcome Back
NVM Never Mind
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
NP No Problem
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
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