Here's some chat abbreviations
BTW - By The Way
FYI - For Your Information
IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
RTM - Read The Manual
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
RSN - Real Soon Now
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TIA - Thanks In Advance
:-) Basic smiley, used with a joking statement.
;-) Winky smiley. Used with a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. (yes, flirtations are allowed with singles)
:-( Frowning smiley. User didn't like that last statement or is upset about something.
@-->-->-- A flower
BRB - Be right back
BBL - Be back later
J/K - Just Kidding
*S* - Smile
:-I Indifferent smiley. Better than a frowning smiley :-( but not quite as good as a smiley :-).
:-> User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a ;-).
$.02 - two cent's worth
AFAIK - as far as I know
ASAP - as soon as possible
AV - Authorized Version
BBL - Be Back Later
BCE - before the common era (aka BC)
BCP - Book of Common Prayer
BFN - Bye For Now
BRB - Be Right Back
BTAIM - be that as it may
BTW - by the way
CAD - Control-Alternate-Delete or Computer Aided Design
CE - Common Era (aka AD)
CEV - Contemporary English Version
CP - copy protection
FUBAR - fouled up beyond all recognition
FWIW - for what it's worth
FYI - for your information
<g> - grin
<G> - big grin
gd&h - grinning, ducking and hiding
gd&r - grinning, ducking and running
GNB - Good News Bible
Greek OT - collection of Jewish holy books in Greek; aka LXX
HB - Hebrew Bible
HSIK - how should I know
IAE - in any event
IANAL - I am not a lawyer
IAW - in accordance with
IM - instrumental music
IMO - in my opinion
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMNSHO - in my not -so -humble opinion
ISTM - it seems to me
IWSTY - it would seem to you
JFYI - just for your information
KJV - King James Version
LB - Living Bible
LOL - laughing out loud or lots of luck
LMAO - laughing my <ahem> off
LXX - common abbreviation for Greek OT; or, for many, the Septuagint
MS(S) - manuscript(s)
NAB - New American Bible (Catholic)
NASB - New American Standard Bible
NBD - no big deal
NCV - New Century Version
NEB - New English Bible
NIV - New International Version
NJV - New Jewish Version
NOYB - none of your business
NRSV - New Revised Standard Version
NT - New Testament
OBE - overcome by events (no longer relevant)
OC - one cup
OIC - oh, I see
OT - Old Testament
OTC - on the contrary
OTL - out to lunch
OTOH - on the other hand
ME - mutual edification
PMFJI - pardon me for jumping in
PMJI - pardon my jumping in
PTB - powers that be
REB - Revised English Bible
ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing
RSN - real soon now
RSV - Revised Standard Version
RTFM - read the fine manual
RV - Revised Version
SNAFU - situation normal, all fouled up
Sysop - Systems Operator; person who runs a computer system
TANSTAAFL - there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TEV - Today's English Version (aka GNB)
TAFN - that's all for now
TIA - thanks in advance
TIC - tongue in cheek
TTFN - ta -ta for now (good bye)
TTYL - talk to you later
TSR - terminate and stay resident (computer program runs in memory)
WOA - work of art
WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get
YB - your brother
YBIC - your brother in Christ
YS - your sister
YSIC - your sister in Christ
