The Internet has spawned a range of new abbreviations
and acronyms often used in email, on the Usenet
newsgroups, and on the IRC as short forms for longer phrases to
make typing and therefore communicating easier.
Some
of the standard Internet text abbreviations are shown below.
Abbreviation
|
Translation
|
afaik
|
as far
as I know
|
bcnu
|
be seein'
you
|
brb
|
be right
back
|
btw
|
by the
way
|
c
|
see
|
cwyl
|
chat with
you later
|
fwiw
|
for what
it's worth
|
fyi
|
for your
information
|
hhok
|
ha ha
only kidding
|
hth
|
hope this
helps
|
imho
|
in my
humble opinion
|
iow
|
in other
words
|
np
|
no problem
|
oic
|
oh I see
|
otoh
|
on the
other hand
|
pov
|
point
of view
|
ppl
|
people
|
rtfm
|
read
the freakin manual
|
ttfn
|
ta ta
for now
|
ttyl
|
talk to
you later
|
u
|
you
|
wb
|
welcome
back
|
wrt
|
with respect
to
|
y
|
why
|
ymmv
|
your mileage
may vary
|