Meaning
& and
~ approximately / about / more or less
@ at
° degree
$ Dollar
= equals/is the same as
€ Euro
> greater / better / more than
∞ infinity
< less / smaller than
- minus
# number
¶ paragraph
% per cent
+ plus, in addition to
£ Pound
§ section
\ therefore
¥ Yen
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addr. address
aka
also known as
aob any other business
approx. approximately
asap as soon as possible
asst. assortment
b/c because
btw by the way
c. or ca. circa, about c.1800
C19 nineteenth century
cd. could
cf. compare this with...
Ch. chapter
c/o
care of
cob close of business
compl. complete
ct. contrast
ctrl. control
dept. department
devt. development
diff. difference
diy
do it yourself
edn. edition
educ. education
e.g.
for example
eob
end of business
esp.
especially
eta
estimated time of arrival
etc.
and the rest
faq(s) frequently asked question(s)
fifo first in first out
filo first in last out
fyi
for your information
gigo garbage in garbage out
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
Govt. Government
hr. hour
HR Human Resources
ht. height
i.e.
that is, that means
impt. important
info. information
JIT
Just In Time
lifo last in first out
lilo last in last out
max. maximum
min. minimum
movt. movement
MPH
miles per hour
NB
important, notice this
no(s). number(s)
ok okay
p.
page
pp. pages
para.
paragraph
pc(s) piece(s)
pls.
please
ppl.
people
prob.
problem

PTO
please turn over
qtr. quarter
R&D research and development
re. regarding
rep. representative
sec. second
temp. temperature / temporary
vgc
very good condition
vs against
wd would
w/
with
w/o without
wt. weight
wysiwyg
What You See Is What You Get



404
I Don't Know
A3 Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
AAK Alive and Kicking
AAP Always a Pleasure
AAR At Any Rate
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AOTA All Of The Above
AWHFY Are We Having Fun Yet?
AYPI
And Your Point Is?
B4 Before
B4N Bye For Now
B/F Boyfriend
BBL
Be Back Later
BBIAF
Be Back in a Few
BCNU
Be Seein' You
BEG
Big Evil Grin
BFN
Bye For Now
BG
Big Grin
BIF
Basic In Fact
BRB
Be Right Back
BTDT Been There Done That
CM

Call Me
CR8 Create
CU See You
CUL8R
See You Later
DIKU? Do I Know You?
DQMOT Don't Quote Me On This
DUR? Do You Remember?
F2F
Face To Face
FUD

(Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW
For What It's Worth
FYA

For Your Amusement
FYI For Your Information
G/F Girlfriend
GA Go Ahead
GAL

Get A Life
GMTA

Great Minds Think Alike
HTH
Hope This(That) Helps
IAE
In Any Event
IC I See
ICWUM
I See What You Mean
IM Instant Message
IMO
In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
J4F Just For Fun
JK Just Kidding
KISS
Keep it Short and Simple
L8R Later
LOL Laugh Out Loud / Lots of Love
LTNS Long Time No See
MOF
Male or Female
MHOTY
My Hat's Off To You
MOTD
Message Of The Day
MTFBWU

May The Force Be With You
NBIF

No Basis In Fact
NFC
No Further Comment
NRN
No Reply Necessary
OBO

Or Best Offer
OBTW
Oh, By The Way
OIC

Oh, I see
OOTB
Out Of The Box / Out of the Blue
OTOH

On The Other Hand
PC Politically Correct
PM Private Message
POV

Point Of View
PMFJI

Pardon Me For Jumping In

ROTFL

Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RTM
Read The Manual
SITD
Still In The Dark = Still don't understand
SMTOE Sets My Teeth On Edge = annoys you a lot
T+
Think Positive
TAF That's All Folks
TAFN
That's All For Now
TIA

Thanks In Advance
TIC
Tongue In Cheek = say something that appears to be serious, but isn't
TM2T
Too Much To Type
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
T2UL
Talk To You Later
TTTT
To Tell The Truth
TU Thank You
TUVM Thank You Very Much
TX
Thanks
TYCLO
TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF!
unPC unPolitically Correct
WB

Welcome Back
WEG
Wicked Evil Grin
WRT
With respect to
WTG

Way To Go!
WUF? Where are You From?
X!
Typical Woman
Y!
Typical Man
ZZZZ Sleeping / Bored

O
Angelic

Big smile
:-/
Confused
:-e
Disappointed
:->
Evil grin

Indifferent
:-*
Kiss
)
Laughing

Sad
:-@
Screaming
Shocked or surprised
Shouting

Smiling
:-Q Smoking
Thinking
:-&
Tongue tied = You don't know what to say
:-[ Vampire

Wide-eyed and smiling / Wearing glasses and smiling

Winking

  ZeNiTH

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