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Emoticons & Acronyms
Posted by
Anonymous
on
Wed, Jul 16 2003 2:23 PM
The following is a short list of both Emoticons and Acronyms commonly used on the Internet. There's a lot more than this (some nice, some not) and if you're interested in finding out more, do a search on Google for emoticons. [:)]
Or here's another reference for more acronyms:
Internet Abbreviations for Penpals
Emoticons
Emoticons (emotional icons) are used to compensate for the inability to convey voice inflections, facial expressions, and bodily gestures in written communication. Some emoticons are better known as "smileys." Emoticons can be very effective toward avoiding misinterpretation of the writer's intents. While there are no standard definitions for the following emoticons, we have supplied their most usual meanings. Most emoticons will look like a face (eyes, nose, and mouth) when rotated 90 degree clockwise.
:) or :-) Expresses happiness, sarcasm, or joke
:( or :-( Expresses unhappiness
:] or :-] Expresses jovial happiness
:[ or :-[ Expresses despondent unhappiness
:D or :-D Expresses jovial happiness
:I or :-I Expresses indifference
:-/ or :-\ Indicates undicided, confused, or skeptical. Also :/ or :\.
:Q or :-Q Expresses confusion
:S or :-S Expresses incoherence or loss of words
:@ or :-@ Expresses shock or screaming
:O or :-O Indicates surprise, yelling or realization of an error ("uh oh!")
Acronyms
AAMOF
As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
BBFN
bye bye for now
BFN
bye for now
BTW
by the way
DITW
Dead In The Water
DYOH
Do Your Own Homework
EOL
end of lecture
FAQ
frequently asked question(s)
FITB
fill in the blank
FUD
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
FWIW
for what it's worth
FX
Effects
FYI
for your information
GBFN
Good-Bye For Now
HTH
hope this helps
HTML
-
Hyper Text Markup Language
IAC
in any case
IAE
in any event
IANAL
I Am Not A Lawyer
ICBW
I Could Be Wrong
IIRC
If I Remember/Recall Correctly
IMCO
in my considered opinion
IMHO
in my humble (or honest) opinion
IMNSHO
in my not so humble opinion
IMO
in my opinion
IOW
in other words
IRL
In Real Life
LOL
lots of luck or laughing out loud
MHOTY
my hat's off to you
NRN
no reply necessary
OIC
oh, I see
OTOH
on the other hand
ROF
rolling on the floor
ROFL
rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFL
rolling on the floor laughing
SIG
Signature
SITD
still in the dark
TIA
thanks in advance
TTFN
Ta-Taa For Now
TTYL
talk to you later
WYSIWYG
what you see is what you get
YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary
<G>
Grinning
<J>
Joking
<L>
Laughing
<S>
Smiling
<Y>
Yawning
Additional Acronyms Commonly used in Forums/Newsgroups
AUCTION
- Items for Auction
FA
- Items for Auction
FS
- Items for Sale
FT
- Items for Trade
ISO
- In Search Of
WTB
- Want to Buy
WTD
- Want to Deal (buy or trade)
WTS
- Want to Sell
WTT
- Want to Trade
OT
- Off-Topic
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Posted by
Anonymous
on
Wed, Jul 16 2003 2:23 PM
The following is a short list of both Emoticons and Acronyms commonly used on the Internet. There's a lot more than this (some nice, some not) and if you're interested in finding out more, do a search on Google for emoticons. [:)]
Or here's another reference for more acronyms:
Internet Abbreviations for Penpals
Emoticons
Emoticons (emotional icons) are used to compensate for the inability to convey voice inflections, facial expressions, and bodily gestures in written communication. Some emoticons are better known as "smileys." Emoticons can be very effective toward avoiding misinterpretation of the writer's intents. While there are no standard definitions for the following emoticons, we have supplied their most usual meanings. Most emoticons will look like a face (eyes, nose, and mouth) when rotated 90 degree clockwise.
:) or :-) Expresses happiness, sarcasm, or joke
:( or :-( Expresses unhappiness
:] or :-] Expresses jovial happiness
:[ or :-[ Expresses despondent unhappiness
:D or :-D Expresses jovial happiness
:I or :-I Expresses indifference
:-/ or :-\ Indicates undicided, confused, or skeptical. Also :/ or :\.
:Q or :-Q Expresses confusion
:S or :-S Expresses incoherence or loss of words
:@ or :-@ Expresses shock or screaming
:O or :-O Indicates surprise, yelling or realization of an error ("uh oh!")
Acronyms
AAMOF
As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
BBFN
bye bye for now
BFN
bye for now
BTW
by the way
DITW
Dead In The Water
DYOH
Do Your Own Homework
EOL
end of lecture
FAQ
frequently asked question(s)
FITB
fill in the blank
FUD
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
FWIW
for what it's worth
FX
Effects
FYI
for your information
GBFN
Good-Bye For Now
HTH
hope this helps
HTML
-
Hyper Text Markup Language
IAC
in any case
IAE
in any event
IANAL
I Am Not A Lawyer
ICBW
I Could Be Wrong
IIRC
If I Remember/Recall Correctly
IMCO
in my considered opinion
IMHO
in my humble (or honest) opinion
IMNSHO
in my not so humble opinion
IMO
in my opinion
IOW
in other words
IRL
In Real Life
LOL
lots of luck or laughing out loud
MHOTY
my hat's off to you
NRN
no reply necessary
OIC
oh, I see
OTOH
on the other hand
ROF
rolling on the floor
ROFL
rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFL
rolling on the floor laughing
SIG
Signature
SITD
still in the dark
TIA
thanks in advance
TTFN
Ta-Taa For Now
TTYL
talk to you later
WYSIWYG
what you see is what you get
YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary
<G>
Grinning
<J>
Joking
<L>
Laughing
<S>
Smiling
<Y>
Yawning
Additional Acronyms Commonly used in Forums/Newsgroups
AUCTION
- Items for Auction
FA
- Items for Auction
FS
- Items for Sale
FT
- Items for Trade
ISO
- In Search Of
WTB
- Want to Buy
WTD
- Want to Deal (buy or trade)
WTS
- Want to Sell
WTT
- Want to Trade
OT
- Off-Topic
...of course there are a lot more.
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