Acronyms
Acronyms have long been in use on the Internet as time savers for both the sender and receiver. Some common words and phrases that are in use on the net can be found below.
AFK Away From Keyboard
AKA Also Known As
BTSOOM Beats The Snot Out Of Me (polite version)
BTW By The Way
FAQ Frequently Asked Question(s)
FWIW For What It's Worth
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life (offline or real world)
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LMAO Laughing My ASCII off (polite version)
MOTD Message Of The Day
NFW No Freaking Way (polite version)
NM NeverMind
PC Politically Correct or Personal Computer (dependant on context)
POV Point Of View
RL Real Life (offline or real world)
ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing
RTFM Read The Freaking Manual (polite version)
TIA Thanks In Advance
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
BRB Be Right Back
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
LTNS Long Time No See
Resource
Netlingo.com has a very extensive list of acronyms for you to browse.
AFK Away From Keyboard
AKA Also Known As
BTSOOM Beats The Snot Out Of Me (polite version)
BTW By The Way
FAQ Frequently Asked Question(s)
FWIW For What It's Worth
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life (offline or real world)
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LMAO Laughing My ASCII off (polite version)
MOTD Message Of The Day
NFW No Freaking Way (polite version)
NM NeverMind
PC Politically Correct or Personal Computer (dependant on context)
POV Point Of View
RL Real Life (offline or real world)
ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing
RTFM Read The Freaking Manual (polite version)
TIA Thanks In Advance
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
BRB Be Right Back
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
LTNS Long Time No See
Resource
Netlingo.com has a very extensive list of acronyms for you to browse.
