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Online Abbreviations

By: John R. Levine and Margaret Levine Young and

Updated: 05-05-2016

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As you browse the internet, you have probably come across some abbreviations. What are all these abbreviations people are dropping into email and chat? Here are some of the most common:

AFAIK: As far as I know
BTW: By the way
DR: Didn't read — write something shorter next time
FWIW: For what it’s worth
IANAL: I am not a lawyer, (but. . . .)
IMHO: In my humble opinion
LOL: Laugh out loud (not lots of love)
ROTFL: Rolling on the floor laughing (or ROFL)
RSN: Real soon now (that is, any time in the next century)
RTFM: Read the manual — you could have and should have looked it up yourself
TIA: Thanks in advance
TL;DR: Too long; didn’t read — write something shorter next time
YMMV: Your mileage may vary

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