While our conversational English is one thing, talking in the instant messenger community online is completely different; in addition to learning certain time-honored etiquette rules while IMing, keep these acronyms handy next time you are chatting with friends!
- AFAIK: As Far As I Know
- AKA: Also Known As
- ASAP: As Soon As Possible
- BAK: Back At Keyboard
- BBL: Be Back Later
- BCNU: Be Seeing You
- B4N: Bye For Now
- BRB: Be Right Back
- BTW: By The Way
- F2F: Face To Face
- FWIW: For What It's Worth
- FYA: For Your Amusement
- FYI: For Your Information
- GFY: Good For You
- GGBB: Gotta Go Bye Bye
- GL: Good Luck
- GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
- G2G: Got To Go
- GTGB: Got To Go Bye
- ILU: Love You
- IDK: I Don't Know
- IM: Instant Message
- IM ME: Instant Message Me
- IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
- IMO In My Opinion
- INALB: I'm Not A Lawyer But
- IOH: I'm Outta Here
- IOW: In Other Words
- IRL: In Real Life
- ITS: I Told You So
- KIT: Keep In Touch
- LOL: Laughing Out Loud
- LTL: Lets Talk Later
- LTNC: Long Time No Chat
- LTNS: Long Time No See
- LU: Looking Up
- MAYB: Maybe
- NM: Nothing Much
- NP: No Problem
- NRN: No Reply Necessary
- NYO: Need Your Opinion
- PDQ: Pretty Darn Quick
- PLS: Please
- PMFJI: Pardon Me For Jumping In
- POS: Parents Over Shoulder Change Subject
- POV: Point Of View
- ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- RSN: Real Soon Now
- RTFM: Read The Fascinating Manual
- TIA: Thanks In Advance
- TMI: Too Much Info
- TTFN: Ta Ta For Now
- TTYL: Talk To You Later
- TTYS: Talk To You Soon
- TU: Thank You
- TX: Thanks
- TY: Thank You
- TYVM: Thank You Very Much
- UKW: You Know Who
- U: You
- U2: You Too
- UW: You Wish
- WB: Welcome Back
