Common Internet Abbreviations
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Introduction
The introduction of primarily text-based communication via the Internet is having a profound effect on every day use of the English language. English speaking people around the world are using an increasing list of acronyms as a form of short-hand to communicate commonly used phrases. However, for people who speak English as a second language, these abbreviations are often unfamiliar. So below is a list of commonly used abbreviations, and what they mean.
Abbreviation List / Glossary
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| BRB | Be Right Back |
| TTYL | Talk To You Latter |
| LOL | Laugh Out Loudly |
| ROFL | Roll On Floor Laughing |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| BTW | By The Way |
| IMO/IMHO | In My Opinion / In My Humble Opinion |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| IANAL | I am not a Lawyer |
| PLS | Please |
| FYI | For Yor Information |
| IME | In My Experience |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| RTFM | Read The Fine Manual (polite) |
| WTF | What The F*** (very impolite!) |
