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AFKAway From Keyboard ASL?Age? Sex? Location? B4Before BAKBack At Keyboard BBLBe Back Later BCNUBe seeing you BRBBe Right Back BTWBy The Way FAQsFrequently Asked Questions IMHOIn My Humble Opinion L8RLater LOLLaughs Out Loud MOF?Male Or Female? NM or N/MNever Mind (or Not Much) NP or N/PNo Problem OMGOh My God ROFL or ROTFLRolling On (The) Floor, Laughing TTFNTa Ta For Now URYour / You're W/WithAlthough all these abbreviations are given in upper case letters (as acronyms and initialisms should be, standardly), you are just as likely to enounter many of them written, in informal situations, in lower case characters. Other AbbreviationsThere are many more widely used abbreviations on the Internet. (Note that abbreviations, such as the initialism ASAP, are not included here because they are well known outside the domain of the Internet.)  AFAICTAs Far As I Can Tell AFAIKAs Far As I Know AIUIAs I Understand It BSTBut Seriously Though BTDTBeen There, Done That CULSee you Later DWISNWIDDo What I Say, Not What I Do DYJHIWDon't You Just Hate It When ETLAExtended Three Letter Acronym F2FFace to Face FOAFFriend Of A Friend FWIWFor What It's Worth FYIFor Your Information GAGo Ahead GALGet A Life GIGOGarbage In, Garbage Out IANALI Am Not A Lawyer IIRCIf I Recall Correctly IMEIn My Experience IMNSHOIn My Not-So-Humble Opinion IMOIn My Opinion IOWIn Other Words IRLIn Real Life ISTMIt Seems To Me ITROIn The Region Of IWBNIIt Would Be Nice If IYSWIMIf You See What I Mean JAMJust A Minute KISSKeep It Simple, Stupid MOTOSMember Of The Opposite Sex NALOPKTNot A Lot Of People Know That OICOh, I See OTOHOn The Other Hand OTTOver The Top RTFMRead The F****** Manual RUOKAre you OK? SITDStill In The Dark TANSTAAFLThere Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TIAThanks In Advance TICTongue In Cheek TLAThree Letter Acronym TNXThanks TPTBThe Powers That Be TTYLTalk To You Later TVMThanks Very Much WIBNIWouldn't It Be Nice If WRTWith Regard To WTHWhat The Hell (similarly: WTF) WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get YABAYet Another Bloody Acronym YHMYou Have MailLol almost everything has an abbreviation..Where is the world going to..?

YoHf · Accepted Answer

Nice...

I knew something like ½ of them...

Dj Bueno · Answer

Tearsofjoy · Answer

Wow DJ! Those are cool! Knew less than half.

I must really be in exam mode - first Hf makes me think Hafnium, then YABA reminds me of GABA - Gamma Acetyl Butyric Acid.

Even though I can't remember what that's used for...

- Tearsofjoy

YoHf · Answer

Eheh... Take some rest Joy... <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' alt='Emotion: big smile'/>

Dj Bueno · Answer

Yeah agree with YoHf

Now..hERE we Go!

Empty your mind Joy.....Close your eyes ..You are on a picturesque beach...........The sea is like a sheet.....No clouds in the sky........Give heed to the waves sound.....................They're calling for you................But you do not want to swim now..........Cos you're sunbathing lying on your very soft beach towel...........

Tearsofjoy · Answer

Whoa Dj, i'm okay! Was not this morning though - got really nervy, fell down and scraped my knees so badly, i can hardly move. So am sitting in front of comp, enjoying your company.

Tomorrow is the school sports. I'm supposed to do reception duty...[W]. We, the outgoing class, were planning to watch the opening and closing, and leave for lunch during the events. Let's see if my knees decide to behave by then...

Cheers,

- Joy.

ps: exams are over for the nonce. Next round from 5th.

Dj Bueno · Answer

YoHf · Answer

Dj BuenoYeah agree with YoHf Now..hERE we Go!

Empty your mind Joy.....Close your eyes ..You are on a picturesque beach...........The sea is like a sheet.....No clouds in the sky........Give heed to the waves sound.....................They're calling for you................But you do not want to swim now..........Cos you're sunbathing lying on your very soft beach towel...........

Ahhh, feels so warm...

Dj Bueno · Answer

Maybe I'd better apply for a job as a psychologist..[H]

Tearsofjoy · Answer

AFK	Away From Keyboard
ASL?	Age? Sex? Location?
B4	Before
BAK	Back At Keyboard
BBL	Be Back Later
BCNU	Be seeing you
BRB	Be Right Back
BTW	By The Way
FAQs	Frequently Asked Questions
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
L8R	Later
LOL	Laughs Out Loud
MOF?	Male Or Female?
NM or N/M	Never Mind (or Not Much)
NP or N/P	No Problem
OMG	Oh My God
ROFL or ROTFL	Rolling On (The) Floor, Laughing
TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
UR	Your / You're
W/	With

AFAICT	As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AIUI	As I Understand It
BST	But Seriously Though
BTDT	Been There, Done That
CUL	See you Later
DWISNWID	Do What I Say, Not What I Do
DYJHIW	Don't You Just Hate It When
ETLA	Extended Three Letter Acronym
F2F	Face to Face
FOAF	Friend Of A Friend
FWIW	For What It's Worth
FYI	For Your Information
GA	Go Ahead
GAL	Get A Life
GIGO	Garbage In, Garbage Out
IANAL	I Am Not A Lawyer
IIRC	If I Recall Correctly
IME	In My Experience
IMNSHO	In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
IMO	In My Opinion
IOW	In Other Words
IRL	In Real Life
ISTM	It Seems To Me
ITRO	In The Region Of
IWBNI	It Would Be Nice If
IYSWIM	If You See What I Mean
JAM	Just A Minute
KISS	Keep It Simple, Stupid
MOTOS	Member Of The Opposite Sex
NALOPKT	Not A Lot Of People Know That
OIC	Oh, I See
OTOH	On The Other Hand
OTT	Over The Top
RTFM	Read The F** Manual
RUOK	Are you OK?
SITD	Still In The Dark
TANSTAAFL	There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA	Thanks In Advance
TIC	Tongue In Cheek
TLA	Three Letter Acronym
TNX	Thanks
TPTB	The Powers That Be
TTYL	Talk To You Later
TVM	Thanks Very Much
WIBNI	Wouldn't It Be Nice If
WRT	With Regard To
WTH	What The Hell (similarly: WTF)
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get
YABA	Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YHM	You Have Mail

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