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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
Resources
Netlingo.com has a very extensive list of acronyms for you to browse.
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