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Have you ever received an email with loaded with acronyms you didn't understand? This week's Internet Tip has acronyms spelled out for you. Below is a list of some of the commonly used ones (and, some not so common ones).
If you are trying to decipher an acronym not on my list, Acronym Finder can help you.
Hope this helps! Feel free to email Lesley if you run into any problems.
| AFAIC | As Far As I'm Concerned |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| AIAMU | And I'm A Monkey's Uncle |
| AISI | As I See It |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| AMBW | All My Best Wishes |
| ANFAWFOWS | And Now For A Word Word From Our Web Sponsor |
| AOAS | All Of A Sudden |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ATST | At The Same Time |
| AWGTHTGTTA | Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again |
| B4 | Before |
| B4N | Bye For Now |
| BBIAB | Be Back In A Bit |
| BBIAF | Be Back In A Few |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BBN | Bye Bye Now |
| BCNU | Be Seein' You |
| BFN | Bye For Now |
| BIF | Basis In Fact |
| BITD | Back In The Day |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BRT | Be Right There |
| BS | Big Smile |
| BTDT | Been There Done That |
| BTW | By The Way |
| BTWBO | Be There With Bells On |
| BWDIK | But What Do I Know? |
| CID | Consider It Done |
| CIO | Check It Out |
| CSL | Can't Stop Laughing |
| CUL8R | See You Later |
| CWYL | Chat With You Later |
| CYL | See You Later |
| DBEYR | Don't Believe Everything You Read |
| DD | Due Diligence |
| DETI | Don't Even Think It |
| DGT | Don't Go There |
| DHYB | Don't Hold Your Breath |
| DKDC | Don't Know Don't Care |
| DLTM | Don't Lie To Me |
| DQYDJ | Don't Quit You're Day Job |
| DRIB | Don't Read If Busy |
| EOM | End Of Message |
| ESO | Equipment Smarter than Operator |
| F2F | Face-to-Face |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FE | Fatal Error |
| FOAF | Friend Of A Friend |
| FTASB | Faster Than A Speeding Bullet |
| FTL | Faster Than Light |
| FTTB | For The Time Being |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| FYA | For Your Amusement |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FYM | For Your Misinformation |
| GIGO | Garbage In, Garbage Out |
| GIWIST | Gee, I Wish I'd Said That |
| GL | Good Luck |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| GNBLFY | Got Nothing But Love For You |
| GR&D | Grinning Running And Ducking |
| GR8 | Great |
| GRRRR | "Growling" |
| GTG | Got To Go |
| GTGB | Got To Go, Bye |
| HAGO | Have A Good One |
| HAK | Hugs And Kisses |
| HB | Hurry Back |
| HHO1/2K | Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding |
| HHOK | Ha Ha, Only Kidding |
| HIOOC | Help! I'm Out of Coffee |
| HTH | Hope This (or That) Helps |
| IAC | In Any Case |
| IAE | In Any Event |
| IANAC | I Am Not A Crook |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer |
| IBT | In Between Technology |
| IBTD | I Beg To Differ |
| IC | In Character |
| IDGI | I Don't Get It |
| IDK | I Don't Know |
| IDST | I Didn't Say That |
| IDTS | I Don't Think So |
| IFAB | I Found A Bug |
| IIMAD | If It Makes An(y) Difference |
| IIRC | If I Remember Correctly |
| IIWM | If It Were Me |
| IJWTK | I Just Want To Know |
| IJWTS | I Just Want To Say |
| ILICISCOMK | I Laughed, I Cried, I Spat/Spilt Coffee/Crumbs/Coke On My Keyboard |
| ILY | I Love You |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| INMP | It's Not My Problem |
| INPO | In No Particular Order |
| IOH | I'm Outta Here |
| IOW | In Other Words |
| IRL | In Real Life |
| ISS | I Said So |
| ITM | In The Money |
| IYKWIM | If You Know What I Mean |
| IYSS | If You Say So |
| J/C | Just Checking |
| J/K | Just Kidding! |
| J/W | Just Wondering |
| KFY | Kiss For You |
| KIT | Keep In Touch |
| KWIM | Know What I Mean |
| L8R | Later |
| LLTA | Lots And Lots Of Thunderous Applause |
| LMK | Let Me Know |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots of Luck (or Love) |
| LTIC | Laughing 'Til I Cry |
| LTNS | Long Time No See |
| LYL | Love Ya Lots |
| LYLAS | Love You Like A Sister |
| MHOTY | My Hat's Off To You |
| MOTD | Message Of The Day |
| MTFBWY | May The Force Be With You |
| MWBRL | More Will Be Revealed Later |
| MYOB | Mind Your Own Business |
| NBD | No Big Deal |
| NBIF | No Basis In Fact |
| NM | Never Mind |
| NMP | Not My Problem |
| NOYB | None Of Your Business |
| NP | No Problem |
| NQOCD | Not Quite Our Class Dear |
| NRG | Energy |
| NRN | No Reply Necessary |
| OAUS | On An Unrelated Subject |
| OBTW | Oh By The Way |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| OMDB | Over My Dead Body |
| OMG | Oh My Gosh |
| ONNA | Oh No, Not Again |
| OOC | Out Of Character |
| OOTB | Out Of The Box (or) Out Of The Blue |
| OT | Off Topic |
| OTOH | On the Other Hand |
| OWTTE | Or Words To That Effect |
| PLS | Please |
| POV | Point of View |
| RBTL | Read Between The Lines |
| RL | Real Life |
| RLF | Real Life Friend |
| RN | Right Now! |
| ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
| ROTM | Right On The Money |
| RSN | Real Soon Now |
| RTM | Read The Manual |
| RU | Are You? |
| SBTA | Sorry, Being Thick Again |
| SITD | Still In The Dark |
| STYS | Speak To You Soon |
| SWAK | Sent (or Sealed) With A Kiss |
| SWDYT | So What Do You Think? |
| TANSTAAFL | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
| TEOTWAWKI | The End Of The World As We Know It |