Common Internet Abbreviations

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GTK (good to know). Just made up a new one. :-) Thx

Thx. Feels like I'm learning 2nd language.

Cleared up some confusion. Thank You.

I'm amazed at all the abbrevations. New to this type of writing. thx

Thanks a lot.

Thanks - learned a few new ones.

Thanks, I learned a few new ones.

Thx, that helps alot..

Here are a few more: SAHM - stay at home mom
DD or DS - dear or darling
daughter or son
DH - dear or darling husband

This is great -- Thank you very much for this info...

You are Great Person

This is so helpful! Thank you

Thanks. Definitely a couple of new to me abbreviations.

thx. I knew some of them but this is very helpful.

Thanks, They helped alot

THX

This is so helpful.... thanks.

Thank you for providing these. I knew some of them but not all of them. This will make the read more enjoyable for me and others that didn't know them.

As you post on the message boards, on SparkPeople or anywhere else, you're likely to come across a wide array of abbreviations. Here is a list of some commonly used ones and their definitions.

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
ATM - At The Moment
BTW - By The Way
CYA - See You
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
HTH - Hope This Helps
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IRL - In Real Life
ISO - In Search Of
J/K, JK - Just Kidding
KWIM - Know What I Mean?
LMAO - Laughing my a** off
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
NM - Never Mind
NP, N/P - No Problem
POV - Point Of View
PPL - People
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the Floor Laughing My A** Off
ROTFLMBO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Butt Off
SPAM - Sending Particularly Annoying Messages
THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks in Advance
TMI - Too Much Information
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
URL - Uniform Resource Locator (web address)
w00t! - An expression of joy or happiness, kind of like saying "Hurrah!" and stuff like that.
WB - Welcome Back
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

Edited by: SUEBEE42 at: 6/22/2007 (10:30)