ACRONYM | EXPRESSION |
-------- | ---------- |
BRB | Be right back |
BTW | By the way |
CUL | See you later |
F2F | Face to face |
FWIW | For what it's worth |
FYA | For your amusement |
FYI | For your information |
GD&R | Grinning, ducking, and running |
GMTA | Great minds think alike |
HHOK | Ha, ha, only kidding |
IMHO | In my humble opinion |
IOW | In other words |
LOL | Laughing out loud |
OBTW | Oh, by the way |
OIC | Oh, I see |
ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
SO | Significant other |
TIA | Thanks in advance |
TTFN | Ta-ta for now |
WB | Welcome back |
WRT | With respect to |
WTG | Way to go |
- Some acronyms hold potential misunderstanding or unintended humor in non-English languages. CUL, for example, in French is a curt term for one's posterior.
*The Elements of E-mail Style. David Angell, Brent Heslop. Aaddison-Wesley Publishing Company. July, 1994.
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