We tend to make a habit out of shortening words and phrases, particularly when typing. What results is the strange vernacular of internet chatrooms.
- A A M O F - As A Matter Of Fact
- A F A I K - As Far As I Know
- B A C - By Any Chance
- B 4 - Before
- B 4 N - Before Now
- B B L - Be Back Later
- B R B - Be Right Back
- B T W - By The Way
- C M I I W - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
- C U L - See You Later
- D H - Darling Husband (or 'Darn Husband' depending on context)
- D W - Darling Wife (see DH)
- D D - Dear Daughter
- D S - Dear Son
- E O F - End Of File
- F I T B - Fill In The Blank
- 4 U - For You
- F 2 F - Face To Face
- F W I W - For What It's Worth
- G M T A - Great Minds Think Alike
- H T H - Hope This Helps
- I A C - In Any Case
- I K W U M - I Know What You Mean
- I M H O - In My Humble Opinion
- I M O - In My Opinion
- I O W - In Other Words
- I Y K W I M - If You Know What I Mean
- J/K - Just Kidding
- J M 2 C - Just My Two Cents
- K W I M - Know What I Mean
- L O L - Laughing out loud
- N N 2 R - No Need To Reply
- O I C - Oh, I See
- O T O H - On The Other Hand
- R O T F L - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- R O T F L M A O - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A@# off
- S I C S - Sitting In the Chair Snickering
- T A J S -
- T I A - Thanks An Advance
- T N X or T X S - Thanks
- T T F N - Ta-Ta For Now
- 2 L 8 - Too Late
- 2 U - To you
- W B - Welcome Back
- W T G - Way To Go!
- Y S R - Yeah, Sure, Right
- Y W I A - You're Welcome In Advance