THe following article was written by previous Moms Editor for Bellaonline, Danielle McClain.
Take a peek here. You can learn a whole new language without leaving home. The age of the computer and typing constantly during chats or foums discussions have people wanting an easier way to communicate without losing the meaning of what they are saying.
Acronyms help out the user, so typing gets done sooner, rather than later, and everyone still has a clear meaning of what is being said.
Here is a list of known acronyms. Be sure to let me know if you have some not on the list. The more, the merrier!
AAMOF - As a matter of fact
AFAIK - As far as I know
BAC - By any chance
B4 - Before
B4N - Before now
BBL - Be back later
BRB - Be right back
BTW - By the way
CMIIW - Correct me if I´m wrong
CUL - See you later
DH - Darling Husband, Dear Husband, Darn Husband - depends on discussion
DW - Darling Wife, Dear Wife, Darn Wife - see above
DD - Dear Daughter
DS - Dear Son
EOF - End of file
FITB - Fill in the blank
4U - For you
F2F - Face to face
FWIW - For what it´s worth
GMTA - Great minds think alike
HTH - Hope this helps
IAC - In any case
IKWUM - I know what you mean
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IOW - In other words
IYKWIM - If you know what I mean
J/K - Just kidding
JM2C - Just my two cents
KWIM - Know what I mean
LOL - Lots of laughs OR Laughing out loud
NN2R - No need to reply
OIC - Oh, I see
OTOH - On the other hand
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my a#@ off
SICS - Sitting in the chair snickering
TIA - Thanks in advance
TNX or TXS - Thanks
TTFN - Ta-ta for now
2L8 - Too late
2U - To you
WB - Welcome back
WTG - Way to go
YSR - Yeah, sure, right
YWIA - You´re welcome in advance
