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EMAIL and TEXT
ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORTHAND I am one of the very few people left in the U.K. who does not own a mobile phone and, therefore, I have no experience of text messaging. I can only assume the shorthand devised for emails has made the transition to texting - if I am wrong please let me know at june@hintsandthings.co.uk The following are some of the abbreviations used in emails and text messages.
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Shorthand |
Meaning |
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2U2 |
To You, Too |
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AAMOF |
As A Matter Of Fact |
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AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
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AFAIC |
As Far As I'm Concerned |
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AFAICT |
As Far As I Can Tell |
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AFK |
Away From Keyboard |
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ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
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BAK |
Back At Keyboard |
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BBL |
Be Back Later |
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BITMT |
But In The Meantime |
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BOT |
Back On Topic |
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BRB |
Be Right Back |
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BTW |
By the way |
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C4N |
Ciao For Now |
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CRS |
Can't Remember "Stuff" |
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CU |
See You |
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CUL(8R) |
See You Later |
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CWOT |
Complete Waste Of Time |
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CYA |
See Ya |
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DITYID |
Did I Tell You I'm Distressed? |
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DIY |
Do It Yourself |
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EOD |
End Of Discussion |
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EZ |
Easy |
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F2F |
Face To Face |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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FBOW |
For Better Or Worse |
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FOAF |
Friend Of A Friend |
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FOCL |
Falling Off Chair Laughing |
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FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
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FYA |
For Your Amusement |
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FYI |
For Your Information |
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/ga |
Go Ahead |
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GAL |
Get A Life |
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GBTW |
Get Back To Work |
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GFC |
Going For Coffee |
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GFETE |
Grinning From Ear To Ear |
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GMTA |
Great Minds Think Alike |
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GR&D |
Grinning, Running & Ducking |
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GTG |
Got To Go |
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GTGTTBR |
Got To Go To The Bathroom |
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GTRM |
Going To Read Mail |
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HAND |
Have A Nice Day |
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HHOK |
Ha Ha Only Kidding |
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HTH |
Hope This Helps |
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IAC |
In Any Case |
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IAE |
In Any Event |
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IC |
I See |
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IDGI |
I Don't Get It |
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IMCO |
In My Considered Opinion |
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IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
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IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
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IMO |
In My Opinion |
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IMPE |
In My Previous/Personal Experience |
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IMVHO |
In My Very Humble Opinion |
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IOTTMCO |
Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer |
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IOW |
In Other Words |
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IRL |
In Real Life |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
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IYKWIM |
If You Know What I Mean |
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JIC |
Just In Case |
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J/K |
Just kidding |
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KISS |
Keep It Simple Stupid |
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L8TR |
Later |
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LD |
Later Dude |
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LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
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LTNS |
Long Time No See |
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MorF |
Male or Female, or person who asks that question |
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MTCW |
My Two Cents Worth |
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NRN |
No Reply Necessary |
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ONNA |
Oh No, Not Again! |
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OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
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OTTOMH |
Off The Top Of My Head |
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OIC |
Oh I See |
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OTF |
On The Floor |
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OLL |
Online Love |
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PCMCIA |
People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms |
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PLS |
Please |
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PU |
That Stinks! |
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REHI |
Hello Again (re-Hi!) |
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ROFL |
Rolling On Floor Laughing |
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ROTF |
Rolling On The Floor |
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ROTFL |
Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
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RSN |
Real Soon Now |
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RTDox |
Read The Documentation/Directions |
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RTFM |
Read The Frickin' Manual |
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RUOK |
Are You OK? |
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SNAFU |
Situation Normal; All Fouled Up |
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SO |
Significant Other |
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SOL |
Smiling Out Loud (or You're Out of Luck) |
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TANSTAAFL |
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
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TAFN |
That's All For Now |
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TEOTWAWKI |
The End Of The World As We Know It |
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THX |
Thanks |
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TIA |
Thanks In Advance |
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TLK2UL8R |
Talk to you later |
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TMK |
To My Knowledge |
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TOS |
Terms Of Service |
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TPTB |
The Powers That Be |
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TSWC |
Tell Someone Who Cares |
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TTBOMK |
To The Best Of My Knowledge |
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TTFN |
Ta-Ta For Now |
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TTYL(8R) |
Talk To You Later |
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TWIMC |
To Whom It May Concern |
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Txs |
Thanks |
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URL |
Web Page Address |
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w/b |
Welcome Back |
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w/o |
Without |
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WRT |
With Regard To |
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WTG |
Way To Go |
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WU? |
What's Up? |
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WWW |
World Wide Web |
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WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
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Y2K |
Year 2000 |
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YGIAGAM |
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine |
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YGWYPF |
You Get What You Pay For |
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YMMV |
Your Mileage May Vary |
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ZZZ |
Sleeping |
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