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Some people abbreviate words and phrases in e-mail and newsgroup posts in an effort to reduce keyboard time and bandwidth. The following "translations" are provided to help interpret what that person is really saying.

Acronyms

$0.02	Throwing in my two cents' worth
^5	High five!

A

AAMOF AFAICS AFAIK AIUI AKA APU ASAP AWHFY AYOR	As A Matter Of Fact As Far As I Can See As Far As I Know As I Understand It Also Known As As Per Usual As Soon As Possible Are We Having Fun Yet? At Your Own Risk

B

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b/c or BK BAC BCNU BEG BION BOC BTA BTAIM BTDT BTW	Because By Any Chance Be Seein' You Big Evil Grin Believe It Or Not But Of Course But Then Again (reaction to IOW) Be That As It May Been There, Done That By The Way

C

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CC CFN CMIIW CUAOP CYA	Courtesy Copy Ciao For Now Correct Me If I'm Wrong Cracking Up All Over the Place See Ya

D

DH DHAC DIIK DTRT DWIMNWIS	Dear/Darling/Devoted Husband. (Also: Dumb/Dense/Designated/…) Don't Have A Clue Darned If I Know Do The Right Thing Do What I Mean, Not What I Say

E

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E2EG ETLA	Ear to Ear Grin Extended Three Letter Acronym

F

FAQ FCFY FOAF FOC FOTCL FS FWIW FYA FYE FYI	Frequently Asked Questions Fingers Crossed For You Friend Of A Friend Free Of Charge [usually in "subject"] Falling Off The Chair Laughing For Sale [usually in "subject"] For What It's Worth For Your Amusement (or Action) For Your Entertainment For Your Information

G

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GGN GIWIST GMTA GOK GTBOS	Gotta Go Now Gee, I Wish I'd Said That Great Minds Think Alike God Only Knows Glad To Be Of Service

H

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HHOJ HHOK HIWTH HSIK HTH	Ha, Ha, Only Joking Ha, Ha, Only Kidding Hate It When That Happens How Should I Know Hope This Helps

I

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IAC IAE IAH IDK IDTT IFMB(N) IIFR IIRC IKWUM IL IME IMHO IMNSHO IMO IMOBO INPO IOW IRL ISTM ITFA IWBNI IYKWIM IYSWIM

In Any Case In Any Event In All Honesty I Don't Know I'll Drink To That ! [nonalcoholic of course] I Feel Much Better (Now) Inaccurate/Inapplicable; Fallacious Regardless. If I Recall Correctly I Know What You Mean InLaw (as Mother MIL, Brother BIL, Sister/Son SIL … In My Experience In My Humble/Honest Opinion In My Not So Humble Opinion In My Opinion In My Own Biased Opinion <<<< rarely used 6;) In No Particular Order In Other Words In Real Life [versus the Net] It Seems To Me In The Final Analysis It Would Be Nice If If You Know What I Mean If You See What I Mean

J

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J/K JAM JAS JFYI JIC JMO JTYWTK	Joke or Just Kidding Just A Minute Just A Second Just For Your Information Just In Case Just My Opinion Just Thought You Wanted To Know

K

L

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LOL LOML	Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Love Love of My Life

M

MO, M/O MOF	Mail Order Matter Of Fact

N

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NBD NQA NRN NTIM NTMK	No Big Deal No Questions Asked No Reply Necessary Not That It Matters Not To My Knowledge

O

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OATUS ObHorse OBTW OHDH OIC OMG ONNTA OOTC OTOH OTTOMH OXOX	On A Totally Unrelated Subject Obligitory Horserelated comment Oh, By The Way Old Habits Die Hard Oh, I see ! Oh, My Gosh !! (or God !!) Oh No, Not This Again Obligatory OnTopic Comment [also see ObHorse] On The Other Hand Off The Top Of My Head Hugs and Kisses

P

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PDQ PITA PMFJI PMJI POV ppl PPP PS PTMM	Pretty Darn Quick (or PIA) Pain In The A** Pardon Me For Jumping In Pardon My Jumping In Point Of View People Petty Pet Peeve Post Script Please Tell Me More !!

Q

R

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RFC RFD RHIP ROFLAHMS ROTBA ROTFL ROTFLMHO ROTM RSN RTFM RTFM, RTFF	Read For Comprehension! Request For Discussion [usually in "subject"] Rank Has Its Privileges Rolling On the Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides Reality On The Blink Again Rolling On The Floor Laughing Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Head Off Right On The Money Real Soon Now (used with skepticism) Read The XXX Manual Read The "Fine" Manual, or FAQ

S

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SEG SITD SNAFU SO SOP SSDD SWAG	S#$t Eating Grin Still In The Dark Situation Normal All Fouled Up Significant Other Standard Operating Procedure Same Stuff, Different Day Simple Wild A** Guess

T

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TAFN TANJ TANSTAAFL TDM TFTT TGIF TIA TIBP TIC TLC TNTL TNX TNXE6 TRDMC TTBOMK TTFN TTKSF TTYL TYVM

That's All For Now There Ain't No Justice There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch Too Darn Many Thanks For The Thought Thank Goodness It's Friday Thanks In Advance The Incredible Bouncing Puppy Tongue In Cheek Tender Loving Care Trying Not To Laugh Thanks Thanks a million [e6 power = 1 million] Tears Running Down My Cheeks To The Best Of My Knowledge TaTa For Now Trying To Keep a Straight Face Talk To You Later Thank You Very Much

U

V

W

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w/t/c WFM WLFOM WRT WTB WYGIWYPF WYSIWYG	walk/trot/canter Works For Me We Learn From Our Mistakes With Regards (or Respect) To Wanted To Buy [usually in "subject"] What You Get Is What You Pay For What You See Is What You Get

X

XOXOX	hugs and kisses

Y

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YABA YMMV YMMVG YWIA	Yet Another Bloody Acronym Your Mileage May Vary Your Mileage May Vary Greatly You're Welcome In Advance

Z

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Horse Breed Acronyms

ASB	American Saddlebred
MFT	Missouri Fox Trotter
PF	Paso Fino
POA	Pony of Americas
QH	American Quarter Horse
RH	Racking Horse
STB	Standardbred
TB	Thoroughbred
TBX	Thoroughbred cross
TWH	Tennessee Walking Horse
WB	warmbloods

Emoticons

;) or ;-)	wink (watch for the semi-colon indicating a wink in any emoticon)
:-} or :)	big grin
:)))	very big grin, or laughing
:-( or :(	frowning
:-/	unhappy about …
;-/	winking about being unhappy … teasing … or used like a shrug.
: P or :-^	sarcasm
:P~~~	sticking tongue out
;P~~~	sticking tongue out, winking
=8 0	YIPE!
0 :	Angel
=|:	pilgrim
{:-)	smiling, with hair on the head

Emotions in < >

<bg>	Big Grin
<dlg>	Devilish Little Grin
<eg >	Evil Grin
<g>	Grin
<gdr>	Grinning, Ducking, and Running
<gdrvvf>	Grinning, Ducking & Running Very Very Fast!
<gdw>	Grinning, Ducking and Waddling ;-)
<glg>	Goofy Little Grin
<s>	Smile
<sg>	Sheepish Grin (however a sheep looks)
<smo>	Serious Mode On
<smoff>	Serious Mode Off
<veg>	Very Evil Grin
<w>	Wink
<weg>	Wicked Evil Grin

Other Tips

_xxx_ Underscore on both sides of a word indicates emphasis, similar to underlining, such as: do _not_ try this

USING ALL CAPS INDICATES YELLING! This is also more difficult to read, and is generally not appreciated by the reader. More common / acceptable usage of caps is to emphasize a single word, such as: do NOT try this