Common Abbreviations & Acronyms (Like ROTFL... or OT)

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Common Abbreviations & Acronyms (Like ROTFL... or OT)

Postby emilswift on Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:04 am

Here are some abbreviations/acronyms typically used in internet forums (email, chat, etc.)

.02 - My (or your) two cents worth
?4U - I have a question for you
2G2BT - Too good to be true
2MI - Too much information
A.D. - anno domini (year of our Lord)
AISI As I See It
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASV - American Standard Version of the Bible
BB - bulletin board (this Forum is a BB)
B.C. - before Christ
BFN – bye for now
BTW – by the way
BWL - bursting with laughter
C.E. - common era (used to avoid "A.D.")
cf. - "confer with" or "see also"
CUL8R – see you later
FAQ - frequently asked questions
f - "and following verse"
ff - "and following verses"
FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
FUBB Fouled Up Beyond Belief.
FURTB Full Up Ready To Burst
FWIW For What It’s Worth
FYA For Your Amusement
FYI - For your information
FYI For Your Information
G2G - Got to go
G2R - Got to run
GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running
GWV - God's Word Version of the Bible
GRK or grk - Greek language
GTG Got To Go
H&K Hugs and Kisses
HAK Hugs And Kisses
HEB or heb - Hebrew language
IAC In Any Case
IAE In Any Event
IMA I Might Add
IME In My Experience
IMHO – in my humble opinion
IMNSHO – in my not so humble opinion
IMO - in my opinion
IOMH - In over my head
IOW - In other words
JMO - Just my opinion
KJV - King James Version
KK – OK (commonly used by online gamers to acknowledge that a message has been received)
L8R - Later
L8RG8R - Later, gator
LATC! - look at the context!
LOL - Laugh out loud
LOL - Laughing out loud
LOL – laughing out loud
LOL - Lots of love
n00b - Newbie
NKJV - New King James Version
NASV - New American Standard Version of the Bible
NIV - New International Version
NP - no problem/you're welcome
NT - New Testament
OP - original post (in a thread)
OP - original poster (of a thread)

OT - Old Testament
OTFL - On the floor laughing
PLZ - please
PM - private message
ROFL – rolling on floor laughing
ROTFLUTS - Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak
RSV - Revised Standard Version
RWP - Robinson's Word Pictures of the New Testament Greek
TAFN - That's all for now
THX - thanks
TMI - Too much information
TTFN - Ta ta for now
TTFN – ta-ta for now
TTTT - These things take time
TTYL - Talk to you later
TTYL – talk to you later
TTYS - Talk to you soon
TX - thanks
TY - thank you
v. - verse (Bible)
vv - verses (Bible)
YBIC - Your brother in Christ
YCLIU - You can look it up
YSIC - Your sister in Christ
...having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away...
ever learning, and never able to come to the precise and correct knowledge of the truth...
-- 2Tim 3
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