Acronyms are used most appropriately in informal discussions, in chat
rooms (where speed is of the essence), and in MUDs. Avoid them in formal
communications--especially work-related. One of the biggest problems with
acronyms (like emoticons) is that except for some of the most common, your
readers may be left clueless. Three collections of acronyms:
AAMOF
BF4E
B4N
BTW
FM
FC
FWIW
FYI
FUA
G2G
IITYWTMWYBMAD
IAE
IANAL
IMO
IMHO
IMCO
IOW
LYWAMH
NRN
OTOH
PITA
ROFL
RSN
RTFM
SNAFU
SITD
TANSTAAFL
TIA
TIC
TLA
TTYL
WBASAP
YMMV |
As a matter of fact
Best Friends For Ever
Bye for now
By the way
Fine Magic
Fingers Crossed
For what it's worth
For Your Information
Frequently Used Acronyms
Got To Go
If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink?
In any event
I Am Not A Lawyer, also IANA... such as CPA
In my opinion
In my humble opinion
In my considered opinion
In other words
Love You With All My Heart
No Reply Necessary
On the other hand
Pain in the butt
Rolling on floor laughing
Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
Read the Fine(?) manual
Situation Normal: All [bleeped] Up
Still in the dark
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
Thanks In Advance (also AtDhVaAnNkCsE)
Tongue in cheek
Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
Talk To You Later
Write Back As Soon As Possible
Your Mileage May Vary |
| BYKT |
but you knew that |
| CMIIW |
correct me if I'm wrong |
| EOL |
end of lecture |
| FAQ |
frequently asked question(s) |
| FITB |
fill in the blank |
| FWIW |
for what it's worth |
| FYI |
for your information |
| HTH |
hope this helps |
| IAC |
in any case |
| IAE |
in any event |
| ICL |
in Christian love |
| IMNSHO |
in my not so humble opinion |
| IMO |
in my opinion |
| LOL |
lots of luck or laughing out loud |
| MGB |
may God bless |
| MHOTY |
my hat's off to you |
| NRN |
no reply necessary |
| OIC |
oh, I see |
| OTOH |
on the other hand |
| ROF |
rolling on the floor |
| ROFL |
rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFL |
rolling on the floor laughing |
| RSN |
real soon now |
| SITD |
still in the dark |
| TIA |
thanks in advance |
| TIC |
tongue in cheek |
| TTYL |
talk to you later |
| TYVM |
thank you very much |
| WYSIWYG |
what you see is what you get |
| <G> |
Grinning |
| <J> |
Joking |
| <L> |
Laughing |
| <S> |
Smiling |
| <Y> |
Yawning |
BRB- Be
Right Back
TAH- Take
a hint
LMAO -
laugh my a-- off
BTDT - Been There Done That
C-YA, CYA
- See Ya
L8R -
Latter
GD - Good
Day
MTE - My
Thoughts Exactly
(AAA)A3 - Anytime, Anyplace,
Anywere
DADT -
Dont Ask, Dont Tell
KISS -
Keep It Simple Stupid

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