Glossary of internet abbreviations - Chat Shorthand

by caliber 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  caliber

  I thought this to be a useful tool.

  http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/netiquette101/a/abbreviations.htm

  Caliber
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  Hope4Others

  I think this will be quite useful, Apparently lol is laughing out loud. I feel embarrassed since
  
  
  I have used this on serious threads, I thought I was saying "LOTS OF LOVE". I'm really sorry every one.

  Well what does everyone think about some of these terms??
  
  
  hope4others
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  The Lone Ranger

  Now I finally know what those teenagers were telling me!
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  Awakened at Gilead

  Now I know.. since I used to be in ASL...

  Don't worry, I'm not asking for Age/Sex/Location...

  Some of these are funny since they contradict DubSpeak, like NWT=New With Tags....

  LOL (Lots of Love to you too Hope) LOL
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  caliber

  BRB – be right back
  BIO – going for bio break (washroom break)
  AFK – away from keyboard (I am gone for a few minutes)
  BTW– by the way
  KK – OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received)
  TTYL – talk to you later
  BFN – bye for now
  TTFN – ta-ta for now
  CYA – see ya (or it could also be: cover your a*s)
  CUL8R – see you later
  IBTL – in before the lock (for when you post a message prior to the administrator locking the heated discussion thread)
  IMHO – in my humble opinion
  IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion
  FMV – fair market value (for selling items online)
  LOL – laughing out loud
  MT – mistell (commonly used by online gamers to say that they made a mistake and mistyped their last message)
  NWT – new with tags (for selling items online)
  NWOT – new without tags (for selling items online)
  OOAK – one of a kind (for selling items online)
  PMSL - P*ssing myself laughing (a common UK expression)
  ROFL – rolling on floor laughing
  ROFLMAO – rolling on floor laughing my a*s off
  RTM – read the manual
  GG – good game
  THX- thanks
  TX - thanks
  TY - thank you
  NP - no problem/you're welcome
  PLZ- please
  W/E - whatever
  ASL – age / sex / location?
  RL – real life
  IRL – in real life

  : ) (colon, right bracket) : smile
  ; ) (semi-colon, right bracket): smile and wink
  : ( (colon, left bracket): frown
  ; ( (semi-colon, left bracket): frown and wink

  http://www.clickhere.gr/content/lessons/en/en_itterms.html

  caliber
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  Burger Time

  You forgot:

  BTTP- Back to the top

  LULZ- Hacker speak for something funnier and stupider then your normal LOL