Internet acronyms

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Babatunde Odutola
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Subject:  Internet Buzz words


ACRONYMS YOU MAY SEE
AAMOF       As a matter of fact
AFAIC       As far as I'm concerned
AFAICT      As far as I can tell
AFAIK       As far as I know
<BG>        Big Grin
BITMT       But in the meantime
BTW         By the way
CRS         Can't remember sh_t
CWOT        Complete waste of time
CYA         Cover your a__
DYK         Do you know
EMFJI       Excuse me for jumping in
FBOW        For Better or Worse
FLAMING     To attack or insult another on the Internet
FUD         Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FWIW        For what it's worth
FYI         For Your Information
<g>         Grin (smile)
GFETE       Grinning from ear to ear
GR&D        Grinning, running & ducking
GD&R        Grinning, ducking & running
HTH        Hope This Helps
HFL         Healthy For Life
IAC         In any case
IAE         In any event
IMO         In my opinion
IMHO        In my humble opinion
IMCO        In my considered opinion
IOTTMCO     Intuitively obvious to the most casual observer
IOW         In other words
ISTR        I seem to recall
IYKWIM      If you know what I mean
IYSWIM      If you see what I mean
JIC         Just in case
LOL         Laugh out loud
NBD         No big deal
NIMBY       Not in my back yard
NRN         No Reply Necessary
OOBE        Out of Body Experience
OTOH        On the other hand
PEBKAC      Problem exists between keyboard and chair
PMFJI       Pardon me for jumping in
PMP         Peeing my pants
PITA        Pain in the a__
RTFM       Read the f___ing manual
ROFL        Rolling on floor, laughing.
ROTFLMAO    Rolling on the floor/laugh my a__ off ! <G>
ROTFLOL     Roll on the floor/laugh out loud
RSN         Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
SEG         sh_t Eating Grin
SITD        Still in the dark
SODDI       Some Other Dude Did It
TAFN        That's all For Now
TANSTAAFL     There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA           Thanks In Advance
TIC           Tongue In Cheek
TLA          Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
TMK          To My Knowledge
TPTB         The Powers That Be
TSWC        Tell Someone Who Cares
TTBOMK      To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN         Ta Ta For Now
TWIMC       To Whom It May Concern
VBG           Very Big Grin
VI             Village Idiot
WAD         Working As Designed
WAG          Wild a__ Guess
WIDLIO      When In Doubt, Leave It Out
WILBI        Wouldn't It Be Lovely If
WIT            Word Smith In Training
WWW         World Wide Web
WRT           With Regard To
WYSITWIRL   What You See Is Totally Worthless In Real Life
WYSIWYG      What You See Is What You Get
YGIAGAM     Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
YMMV       Your Mileage May Vary

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