Appendix 4
Common abbreviations and acronyms
| Symbol
|
Translation
|
| Y
|
why?
|
| U
|
you
|
| C
|
see
|
| <g>
|
grin
|
| <bg>
|
big grin
|
| <vbg>
|
very big grin
|
| BBS
|
be back soon
|
| BRB
|
be right back
|
| BTW
|
by the way
|
| CWYL
|
chat with you later
|
| CU
|
see you
|
| CUL8R
|
see you later
|
| FWIW
|
for what it's worth
|
| FYI
|
for your information
|
| GIWIST
|
gee I wish I'd said that
|
| HHOK
|
ha ha only kidding
|
| HTH
|
hope this helps
|
| HTHBE
|
hope this has been enlightening
|
| IMHO
|
in my humble opinion
|
| IMNSHO
|
in my not-so-humble opinion
|
| IOW
|
in other words
|
| IRL
|
in real life
|
| ITRW
|
in the real world
|
| LOL
|
laughing out loud
|
| M/F
|
male or female?
|
| OTP
|
on the phone
|
| OTF
|
on the floor
|
| OIC
|
oh, I see
|
| OTOH
|
on the other hand
|
| POV
|
point of view
|
| RL
|
real life
|
| ROTFL
|
rolling on the floor laughing
|
| RTFM
|
read the f-ing manual
|
| TTFN
|
ta ta for now
|
| TTYL
|
talk to you later
|
| U2
|
you too
|
| WRT
|
with regard to
|
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