In the world of texting and people wanting to communicate faster the world of abbreviations and acronyms have appeared. Well I don’t know about you but I remember when I first seen these – I was clueless – so thought this would make an interesting post – so here goes.
Most of you already have seen LOL (laughing out loud) at one time or the other but here are some that you might have seen, might want to use and impress people that you know them
| AFK | Away from Keyboard | ASAP | As Soon as Possible |
| AKA | Also known as | ASL | Age / Sex / Location? |
| BTW | By the Way | B3 | Blah, Blah, Blah |
| B/C | Because | B4YKI | Before You Know it |
| C&P | Copy and Paste | BRB | Be right Back |
| CU | See you | CTN | Cannot talk now |
| DIY | Do it Yourself | CUS | See You Soon |
| FAQ | Frequently asked Questions | GR8 | Great |
| FWIW | For what it’s Worth | IDC | I Don’t Care |
| FYI / JFYI | (Just) For your Information | IDK | I Don’t Know |
| IDK | I don’t know | ILU / ILY | I Love You |
| IMHO | In my Humble Opinion | J/K | Just Kidding |
| IMO | In my Opinion | JTLYK | Just to Let You Know |
| IOW | In other Words | L8R | Later |
| N/A | Not Available / Applicable | MYOB | Mind Your Own Business |
| NOYB | None of your Business | NAZ | Name, Address, ZIP |
| NRN | No Reply Necessary | NC | No Comment |
| OMG | Oh my God | NM | Never Mind / Nothing Much |
| POV | Point of View | NP | No Problem |
| ROTFL | Rolling on the Floor Laughing | NVM | Never Mind |
| TBA | To be Announced | OIC | Oh, I See |
| TBC | To be Continued / To be Confirmed | OTL | Out to Lunch |
| TGIF | Thanks God, its Friday | SLAP | Sounds like a Plan |
| THX TNX | Thanks | SO | Significant Other |
| TYVM | Thank You Very Much | TMI | Too Much Information |
| TTYL | Talk to you Later | W8 | Wait |
| WFM | Works for Me | WB | Welcome Back |
| WTH | What the Hell / What the Heck | WYWH | Wish You Were Here |
| YMMD | You made my Day | XOXOXOX | Hugs, Kisses, … |
Now this is a small sample of the ones that I have run across or use – there are many, many more out there and believe me your kids know them. So hope that this helps when you run into some of these Abbreviations and Acronyms in some of the Skype rooms.
Please leave comments with some that you use or have heard that is not on the list – I would love to learn more.