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Acronyms
You will often find people use acronyms in the forum and during chats to keep things moving quickly. Here is a list of common acronyms. I’ve put the ones I see the most at DD in bold.
AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell AFAIK: As Far As I Know AFK: Away From Keyboard AI: As If! AIUI: As I Understand It ASAP: As Soon As Possible ATM: At The Moment AYPI: And Your Point Is B2W: Back To Work BAF: Brain Already Fried BBL: Be Back Later BBN: Bye Bye Now BBS: Be Back Soon/Bulletin Board System BCNU: Be Seeing You BEG: Big Evil Grin BF: Boy Friend BFFL: Best Friends For Life BFN: Bye For Now BG: Big Grin BIL: Brother-In-Law BOC: But Of Course BRB: Be Right Back Bsrgds: Best Regards BTT: Bringing to The Top BTU: Back To You BTW: By The Way BWK: Big Wet Kiss BWL: Bursting With Laughter C&G: Chuckle and Grin CBL: Come Back Later CH: Cropper Hopper CNP: Continued In Next Post COI: Come On In CSG: Chuckle Snicker Grin CSS: Can't Stop Smiling CYA: See Ya CYAL8R : See You Later DB: Dear Boyfriend/Baby DD: Dear Daughter DE: Double-Entendre or Double Meaning DF: Dear/Darn Fiancé DH: Dear/Darn husband DLN: Don't Leave Now DLTBBB: Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite DS: Dear Son DTHT: Delighted To Hear That DOS: Dozing Off Soon DTL: Deep Throaty Laugh EG: Evil Grin EMML: E-mail Me Later EMSG: E-mail Message ETA: Edited to Add F2F: Face To Face FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions FIL: Father-In-Law FMN: Forget Me Not FWIW: For What It's Worth FYI : For Your Information GD&R: Grinning, Ducking & Running GF: Girl Friend GFN: Gone For Now GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike GPY: Grumpy GR8: Great GTG or GTO: Got To Go GTSY: Glad To See You GTTB: Gee, That's Too Bad H&K: Hug and Kiss HAGN: Have A Good Night HF: Have Fun HIG: How's it Going? HMP: Help Me Please HH: Holding Hands HHIS: Hanging Head In Shame HOF: Hall of Fame HOP: Hour of Power (time to be productive) HORU: How Old Are You? HTH: Hope This Helps HTHS: Home This Helps Some IC: I See ICC: Ivy Cottage Creations IDC: I Don't Care IFF: If and only If IGGNLTL: I Gotta Go Now, Let’s Talk Later ILIC: I Laughed, I Cried ILU: I Love You INL: I'm Not Laughing IMO: In My Opinion IMHO: In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMS: I Am Sorry IRL: In Real Life ISO: In Search Of ISP: Internet Service Provider ISTM: It Seems To Me IWALU: I Will Always Love You IWBS: I Was Being Stupid IYD: In Your Dreams JAS: Just A Second JFG or J4G: Just For Grins JK: Just Kidding! JMO: Just My Opinion JTLYK: Just To Let You Know KHYF: Know How You Feel KIS: Keep It Simple KIT: Keep In Touch KITSOTP: Kick In The Seat Of The Pants KOC: Kiss On Cheek KWIM: Know what I mean L8R: Later L8R G8R: Later 'Gator LAY: Looking At You LLAL: Laughing Like A Lunatic LHO: Laughing Head Off LIS: Lost In Space LMK: Let Me Know LOA: Love On Arrival LOIS: Laughing On the Inside LOL: Laugh Out Loud/Lots of Love LSHMBB: Laughing So Hard My Belly is Bouncing LSHMBH: Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts LSOMCS: Laughing So Hard My Computer Is Shaking LSS: Local Scrapbook Store LTNS: Long Time No See LUB: Laughing Under Breath LUWAMH: Love You With All My Heart LU4E&A: Love You For Ever And Always LY: Love Ya LYL: Love Ya Lots LYLAS: Love You Like A Sister MAMBI: me & my BIG ideas MB: Message Board MCC: My Creative Companion MIASGB: Make It A Short Good-Bye MIL: Mother-In-Law MPTY: More Power To You MTFBWY: May The Force Be With You... N2S: Needless 2 say NE1: Anyone NFT: No Further Text NP: No Problem NPNG: No Pain No Gain NQWI: Not Quite With It NSBR: Not Scrapbook Related OIC: Oh, I See OM: Old Man (husband, boyfriend) OMKP: On My Knees Praying ORN: Oh Really Now OS: Off Subject OT: Off Topic OTTOMH: Off The Top of My Head PAK: Playful Act of Kindness PDE: Puppy Dog Eyed PDQ: Pretty Darn Quick PG: Pretty Good PLMK: Please Let Me Know PLUR: Peace Love Unity Respect PM: Private Message PMP: Peeing/Peed My Pants PMFJI: Pardon Me For Jumping In POAHF: Put On A Happy Face PPL: People QT: Cutie R: Are RAK: Random Act of Kindness ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMHO: Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Head Off ROFLUTS: Rolling On The Floor Laughing Unable to Speak S^ Sup?: (What's up?) S&N: Smile and Nod SAS: Sobbing And Sniffing SASE: Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope SATH: Stay At Home Mom SB: Scrapbook SBing: Scrapbooking SETE: Smiling Ear To Ear SIAS: Scrap in a Snap SIL: Sister/Son-In-Law SO: Significant Other SOS: Same Old Story/Someone Special SOVS: Someone Very Special SPWWYUT: Smile, People Wonder What You're Up To SSDD: Same Stuff? Different Day ST: So There SWAK : Sealed With A Kiss SWALK: Sealed With A Loving Kiss SWL: Screaming With Laughter SYDW2BY: See Ya, Don't Want 2 Be Ya! SYITFP: See You In The Funny Papers SYT: See You Tonight SYS: See You Soon TA: Thanks Again TAN: Tangent TBNT: Thanks But No Thanks TEN 4: Read you clear TFL: Thanks for looking! TFS: Thanks for Sharing! TFTT: Thanks For The Tip TIA: Thanks In Advance TNT: Till Next Time TOY: Thinking Of You TPTB: The Powers That Be TT: Take That TTFN: Ta Ta For Now TTYL: Talk To you Later TTYT: Talk To You Tomorrow TVM: Thanks Very Much TX: Thanks U: You UCCOM: You Can Count On Me UR: You Are VBG: Very Big Grin W! or WR or WE: Whatever! WB: Write Back or Welcome Back WBASAP: Write Back As Soon As Possible WBS: Write Back Soon WDOI: Wouldn't Dream Of It WGACA: What Goes Around Comes Around WTG: Way To Go WU: What's Up? WAB: What A Bummer WAUF: Where Are You From? WDYLL: What Do You Look Like? WGTG: Well, Got To Go WH: What’s Happening WOL: Win Or Lose WRU: Who Are You? WTH: What/Who The Heck WTTC: Welcome To The Club WTY: Waving To You WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get YBS: You'll Be Sorry YGG: You Go, Girl! YL: Young Lady
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Cassie My Gear: Nikon D80 w/18-200mm VR & 50mm 1.4 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4, PSE 6, Lightroom 2  
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04-22-2007, 10:49 PM
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Very Cool Cassie, thank you!
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04-22-2007, 10:53 PM
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Oh, my gosh, I'll have to study this! You went to a lot of work to complete this extensive list, Cassie! WTG!
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04-22-2007, 10:56 PM
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LOL, not TOO extensive, Merr . . . I may have "borrowed" this from another site! ssshhhhhhhhhhh . . .
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Cassie My Gear: Nikon D80 w/18-200mm VR & 50mm 1.4 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4, PSE 6, Lightroom 2
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04-23-2007, 12:06 AM
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Thanks Cassie.
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Kathie my gallery Camera: Nikon D90, Nikon D50 Lenses: 50 mm 1.4, Micro 60mm 2.8G ED, 18-200mm VR Software: Adobe PSE3 and CS2 Computer Platform: It may be a PC, but at least it's fast 
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04-23-2007, 01:59 AM
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Cassie,
Thanks for breaking the code! Now my fingers can run faster! Only if I remember them though, and not make a typo like "Thank you YM (instead of YL!) More great tips from you THANKS
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My Gallery Joanne My Gear: Nikkormat 35mm (film) Vivitar Tele-Zoom 55-135mm;Vivitar 28mm Macro Cannon Rebel XT (digital) 75-300mm Zoom; 18-55mm Cannon PowerShot SX100 IS (digital) My Software: Adobe Creative Suite CS3: Adobe InDesign® CS3, Photoshop® CS3 Extended, Illustrator® CS3, Flash® CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS3, Acrobat® 8 Professional, Bridge CS3, Version Cue® CS3, and Device Central CS3.
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04-23-2007, 10:14 AM
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Wow! I've been online excessively for about 8 years now, and even 'I' learned some new ones from reading your list.
TFS~
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Jodi LOVES it here!  Camera: Canon 30d Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3
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04-23-2007, 08:30 PM
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Pretty cool,Cassie!
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04-23-2007, 11:18 PM
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ok, now i can aim my niece and be cool about it. i'll be sure to work AI into the conversation.
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Myra
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