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Netcronyms are abbreviations consisting of the first letter of each word in a phrase

Netcronyms

Netcronyms are abbreviations consisting of the first letter of each word in a phrase.

They are used in e-mails and chat rooms (a part of the Internet where people discuss a topic with other people).

often used in e-mails:  
AFAIK as far as I know
BTW by the way
FYI for your information
HTH hope this helps
IIRC if I remember correctly
IMO in my opinion
IMHO in my humble opinion
OTOH on the other hand
TIA thanks in advance

 

also used, mainly in chat rooms:
AFK away from keyboard
a/s/l? age/sex/location?
BAK back at keyboard
BCNU be seeing you
BF boyfriend
BRB be right back
F2F face to face
FYA for your amusement
FWIW for what it's worth
GMTA great minds think alike
HHOK ha ha only kidding
L8R later
OIC oh I see
PMJI pardon me for jumping in
TAFN that's all for now
TPTB the powers that be
LOL laughing out loud
ROTF rolling on the floor
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLOL rolling on the floor laughing out loud

 

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