Forum abbreviations

Milena · #1 06-09-2010, 08:58 AM

I thought I would post some of the abbreviations that are commonly used in Internet Forums and that members of our forum also tend to use.

ASAP - As Soon As Possible
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFAIU - As Far As I Understand
BOL - Best Of Luck
BTW - By the way
BWL - Bursting With Laughter
DH, DS, DD, DF, DB - Dear Husband, Dear Son, Dear Daughter, Dear Fiance, Dear Boyfriend
DGS / DGD - Dear Grandson / Dear Granddaughter
DIY - Do It Yourself
DIM - Do It Myself
DK - Don't Know
ETA - Edited To Add
FH - Future Husband
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
GR8 - Great
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GL - Good Luck
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HTH - Hope This Helps
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IYKWIM - If You Know What I mean
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTM - Laughing To Myself
MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL - Mother-In-Law, Father-In-Law, Brother-In-Law, Sister-In-Law
NP - No Problem
OP - Original Post / Original Poster
OT - Off Topic
OTT - Over The Top
PMSL - Pi$$ Myself Laughing
POV - Point Of View
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Roll On Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
ROFLMHO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Head Off
ROTFLSHISMC - Rolling On The Floor Laughing So Hard I Spilt My Coffee
SO - Significant Other
OH - Other Half
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TY - Thank You
THX -Thanks
TBH - To Be Honest
WOM - Word Of Mouth
YKWIM - You Know What I Mean

Julie-Ann · #2 06-09-2010, 09:14 AM

Thanks for this Milena- I often have to Google some of these abbreviations or ask Mr17

Milena · #3 06-09-2010, 09:42 AM

NP Julie-Ann

TamnChad · #4 06-09-2010, 04:46 PM

I wanted to add:

DSS - Dear Step-son
DSD - Dear Step-daughter

I do know some more but doubt that they will be used on here PMSL!!

Romantic French Cottage · #5 11-09-2010, 11:20 PM

Milena, TYVM 4 ur Abbrevns post. BTW, I have a friend who, FYI, believes that LOL=Lots of Love, & always signs off using that. I ROFLMHO every time. TBH, IYKWIM, IMHO we have 2 many abbrevns, & lots of people just get completely confused. I'd just like 2 say, this is completely TIC (Tongue In Cheek).

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