April 23, 2014 
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There is nothing more irritating than having a conversation with someone using text chat that you simply don’t understand. Drew shares the most commonly used acronyms and what they mean.
4 = For
2 = Too
2Nite = Tonight
AFK = Away From Keyboard
B4 = Before
B4N = Bye For Now
BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit
BBL = Be Back Later
BFF = Best Friends Forever
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By The Way
CYA = See You
FYI = For Your Information
GF = Girlfriend
GR8 = Great
GTG = Got to Go
ILY = I Love You
IMHO = In My Honest Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IRL = In Real Life
K = Ok
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
LMAO = Laughing My Arse Off
LMFAO = Laughing My [email protected]#&ing Arse Off
OMG = Oh My God
PLZ = Please
ROFL = Rolling on the Floor Laughing
RUFR = Are You For Real
THNX = Thanks
TMI = Too Much Information
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TYVM = Thank You Very Much
U = You
WTF = What The [email protected]#&
YOLO = You Only Live Once
Is there an acronym that you use regularly which is not listed above? Please share it in the comments box below with an explanation.
Norton suggested acronyms for keeping seniors safe online
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Ellie Baxter
YourLifeChoices Writers
Ben Hocking
The Conversation
Will Brodie
Financial Rights Legal Centre
LOL..Yhis used to mean ..Little Old Lady!! Does this show my age???
Maggie
CU (see you)
LOL also means lots of love or used to …
IMHO also means in my humble opinion would not want to suggest I have any other opinion than honest…
xo a kiss and a hug
🙂 smile
🙁 sad
also if you like to trade or talk stox be careful of ones like GTG,or WTF….
Suzanne
I hate to be pedantic, but the definition of acronym is “an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word”. I’d like to hear Drew or anyone else pronounce the vast majority of his so-called acronyms as a word – it would make for some hilarious lip-twisting…
Ummm. How about 4YRIs (for your eyes [only])?
Or FO (Far out!) or FFO (Far [email protected]#&ing Out)?
Or GMAB (Give Me A Break..)
Or NSS (No S#*T, Sherlock) Stating the bloody obvious…
OTOH,IMHO ROFLMFAO is TMI.
LOL = LOTS OF LOVE.
CUL8R = SEE YOU LATER
TTFN = TA-TA FOR NOW………….very old, was written on letters, the old-fashioned sensible way of communicating.
Mak what about s w a l k sealed with love and kisses I used to write that on envelopes ( in the olden days )
What about HTBUTEL…or How To Bugger Up The English Language
There are several acronyms which I use. 2F4U-Too Fast For You, AFAIK- As far as I know, AFAIR-As far as I remember / recall, AFKtAway from Keyboard, AKAtAlso known as
DSWS- dissertation writing services , B2K BTK-Back to Keyboard, BTT-Back to Topic, B/C-Because, C&P-Copy and Paste, CU-See you, CYS-Check your Settings.