The Internet has spawned a range of new abbreviations and acronyms often used in email, on the Usenet newsgroups, and on the IRC as short forms for longer phrases to make typing and therefore communicating easier. Some of the standard Internet text abbreviations are shown below.
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Abbreviation |
Translation |
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afaik |
as far as I know |
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bcnu |
be seein’ you |
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brb |
be right back |
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btw |
by the way |
|
c |
see |
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cwyl |
chat with you later |
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fwiw |
for what it’s worth |
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fyi |
for your information |
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hhok |
ha ha only kidding |
|
hth |
hope this helps |
|
imho |
in my humble opinion |
|
iow |
in other words |
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np |
no problem |
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oic |
oh I see |
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otoh |
on the other hand |
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pov |
point of view |
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ppl |
people |
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rtfm |
read the freakin manual |
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ttfn |
ta ta for now |
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ttyl |
talk to you later |
|
u |
you |
|
wb |
welcome back |
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wrt |
with respect to |
|
y |
why |
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ymmv |
your mileage may vary |