Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 08:01:35 -0600
Reply-To: "Foy, Thomas M." <foytho@PARKNICOLLET.COM>
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From: "Foy, Thomas M." <foytho@PARKNICOLLET.COM>
Subject: Re: Email abbreviations
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I'll add another one. YUSOB. It should be obvious.
Thomas M. Foy
Fugitive From The Law Of Averages
-----Original Message-----
From: William W. Viergever [mailto:wwvierg@ATTGLOBAL.NET]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 5:27 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Email abbreviations
At 08:33 AM 1/18/2002 -0500, Charles Patridge wrote:
>Neal,
>
>BTW = By the way
>
>HTH = Hope this helps
>
>TTYL = Talk to you later
>
>IMHO = In my humble opinion
>
>
>HTH,
>Charles Patridge
>Email: Charles_S_Patridge
>
>Know the difference between LOL and LOFLOL? If not, join the club. When it
>comes to acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first letters of the
>words in a phrase), most of us are out of the loop. Or OOTL, as some might
>say.
>
>But now there's help! Visit the WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation
>Server and never be acronymically challenged again. You can search by
>acronym or keyword, and even submit your own entry. (BTW, the above
>acronyms are as follows: laughing out loud, and lying on the floor,
>laughing out loud.)
>
>Go to: http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms
For a starter ... here's some quickies after a Google search:
2U2 - To you too
? - Huh?
?4U - Question for you
AAMOF - As a matter of fact
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - Away from keyboard
AKA - Also Known As
ASAP - As soon as possible
ASL - Age, sex, location?
ASLP - Age, sex, location, picture?
B4 - Before
B4N - Bye for now
BAC - Back at computer
BBIAB - Be back in a bit
BBL - Be back later
BC - Be cool
BF - Boyfriend
BFN - Bye for now
BOT - Back on topic
BRB - Be right back
BRH - Be right here
BTDT - Been there, done that
BTW - By the way
CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong
CU - See you
CUL - Catch you later
CUL8R - See you later
CWOT - Complete waste of time
CYA - See ya
DIY - Do it yourself
EAK - Eating at keyboard
EOD - End of discussion
EOL - End of lecture
F - Female
F2F - Face to face
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
FCOL - For crying out loud
FOAD - F'Off And Die
FOCL - Falling off the chair laughing
FOFL - Falling on the floor laughing
FUBAR - Fd Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW - For what its worth
FYI - For your information
G2G - Gotta go
GA - Good afternoon
GAL - Get a life
GAS - Greetings and salutations
GD&R - Grinning, Ducking and Running (After snide remark)
GE - Good evening
GF - Girlfriend
GFN - Gone for now
GG - Good game
GJ - Good job
GL - Good luck
GM - Good morning / Good move/match
GMTA - Great minds think alike
GN - Good night
GR8 - Great
H&K - Hugs and Kisses
HAGD - Have a good day
HAND - Have a nice Day
HF - Have fun
HOAS - Hold on a second
HTH - Hope This/To Help(s)
IAC - In any case
IAGW - In a good way
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer (But...)
IC - I see / In character
ICCL - I Could Care Less
IDGI - I dont get it
IDK - I don't know
IHTFP - I have truly found paradise OR I hate this fn place
IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly
IK - I know
IKWUM - I know what you mean
IMAO - In my arrogant opinion
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IOW - In other words
IRL - In real life
IRSTBO - It really sucks the big one
IS - I'm sorry
IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
IYKWIMAITYD - If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
J/K - Just kidding
J/P - Just playing
JM2C - Just my 2 Cents
JMHO - Just my humble opinion
JTLYK - Just to let you know
K - OK
KIT - Keep in touch
KWIM - Know what I mean?
L8R - Later
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LMK - Let me know
LOL - Laugh(ing) out loud
LTNS - Long time no see
LTR - Long term relationship
LYK - Let you know
M - Male
N - In
N2M - Not too much
NE1 - Anyone
NH - Nice Hand
NM - Nevermind / Not much
NMH - Not much here
NMJC - Nothing much, just chillin
NOTTOMH - Not off the top of my head
NOYB - None of your business
NP - No problem
OIC - Oh, I see
OMG - Oh my gosh
OOC - Out of character
OT - Off topic / Other topic
OTOH - On the other hand
PITA - Pain in the ass
PLZ - Please
PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in (another polite way to get into a
running discussion
PMJI - Pardon my jumping in (another polite way to get into a
running discussion
PPL - People
PS - Post script
QT - Cutie
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
RTFM - Read the fine (fucking?) manual
S2R - Send to receive
SCNR - Sorry, could not resist
SOHF - Sense of humor failure
SPAM - Stupid persons advertisement
SWAG - Scientific Wild ass guess
SWAK - Sealed with a kiss
SWALK - Sealed with a loving kiss / Sweet, with all love, kisses
SYSOP - System Operator
TCO - Taken care of
THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks in advance
TMA - Take my advice
TMI - Too much information
TNX - Thanks
TOH - The other half
TPTB - The Powers that be
TTFN - Ta ta for now
TTYL - Talk to you later
TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern
TY - Thank you
TYVM - Thank you very much
U2 - You too
UR - Your
VBG - Very big grin
VBSEG - Very big shit eating grin
W8 - Wait
W8AM - Wait a minute
WB - Welcome back / Write back
WE - Whatever
WNDITWB - We never did it this way before
WRT - With Regard To
WTG - Way to go!
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
Y - Why?
YMMV - Your mileage may vary (i.e., You may not have the same
luck I did)
YW - You're welcome
YWIA - Youre welcome in advance
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