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10) Appendix

Internet Acronyms retrieved August 5, 2010 from http://www.Mcfedries.Com/Ramblings/email-jargon.Asp

AAMOF

As a matter of fact.

AFAIK

As far as I know.

BTW

By the way.

CU

See you (as in "see you later").

DIIK

Damned if I know.

F2F

Face-to-face.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions. These are lists that appear in many Usenet newsgroups to provide answers to questions that newcomers ask over and over.

FAWOMPT

Frequently argued waste of my precious time.

FAWOMFT

Frequently argued waste of my foolish time (bowdlerized version).

FOAF

Friend of a friend. Used to imply that information was obtained third-hand, or worse.

FOTCL

Falling off the chair laughing.

FTF

Face-to-face.

FYA

For your amusement.

FYI

For your information.

HHOK

Ha ha only kidding.

HHOJ

Ha ha only joking.

HHOS

Ha ha only serious (used with ironic jokes and satire that contain some truth).

IANAL

I am not a lawyer.

IMCO

In my considered opinion.

IMHO

In my humble opinion. (In practice, however, opinions prefaced by IMHO are rarely humble. See IMNSHO.)

IMO

In my opinion.

IMNSHO

In my not-so-humble opinion. (This more accurately reflects most of the opinions one sees on the Internet!)

IOW

In other words.

IWBNI

It would be nice if.

IYFEG

Insert your favorite ethnic group. Used in off-color and offensive jokes and stories to avoid insulting any particular ethnic group, race, religion, or sex. You'll sometimes see <ethnic> instead.

KISS

Keep it simple, stupid.

LOL

Laughing out loud.

MEGO

My eyes glaze over.

MOTAS

Member of the appropriate sex.

MOTOS

Member of the opposite sex.

MOTSS

Member of the same sex.

MUD

Multiple User Dimension (or Multiple User Dungeon). A text-based, role-playing fantasy adventure game.

NRN

No response necessary.

OIC

Oh, I see.

OS

Operating system.

OTOH

On the other hand.

OTT

Over the top.

PD

Public domain.

PMJI

Pardon my jumping in.

PONA

Person of no account. Used disparagingly to describe someone who isn't part of the Internet set (that is, someone who doesn't have an Internet account).

ROTF

Rolling on the floor.

ROTFL

Rolling on the floor laughing.

ROTFLOL

Rolling on the floor laughing out loud.

RSN

Real soon now (read: never).

RTFF

Read the fine FAQ. (See RTFM.)

RTFM

Read the fabulous manual (try to answer a question yourself before asking for help.

SO

Significant other.

TFS

Thanks for sharing.

TIA

Thanks in advance.

TIC

Tongue in cheek.

TPTB

The powers that be.

TTFN

Ta-ta for now.

TTYL

Talk to you later.

WOBTAM

Waste of both time and money.

WRT

With respect to.

YABA

Yet another bloody acronym.

YMMV

Your mileage may vary. This acronym means the advice/info/instructions just given might not work for you exactly as described.