Net lingo and Smileys In email and chatrooms people online use acronyms, called net lingo, to type a bit faster and to express emotions. Below you will find some of the most commonly used ones. Using capital letters, is considered to be raising your voice....or as in LOL it would mean you were laughing out loud...loudly. The most commonly used are: BTW=By the way CU=See you CUL=See you later CUL8R=See you later IMHO=In my humble opinion IMO=In my opinion J/K=Just kidding (can also stand for joking) l8r=Later lmao=Laughing my ass off lmbo=Laughing my butt off lol=Laugh out loud (((persons name))) =Hug rofl=Rolling on the floor laughing rotflmao=Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off rotflmaostc=Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off scareing the cat rotflmaostcpimp=Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off scareing the cat and peeing in my pants pimp=peeing in my pants laughing lolpimp=Laughing out loud, peeing in my pants. SYL=See you later TIA=Thanks in advance TNX=Thanks TTFN=Ta-ta for now TTYL OR ttl8r=Talk to you later {\0/}NAME{\0/}=Sending guardian angels to look over you. Others that are commonly used: AKA=Also know as ASAP=As soon as possible ATM=At the moment B4=Before BBL=Be back later BCNU=Be seeing you BFN=Bye for now BRB=Be right back eg=Evil grin sometimes this will be ~eg~ or FAQ=Frequently asked questions FWIW=For what it's worth FYA=For your amusement FYI=For your information g=Grin sometimes this will be ~g~ or GA=Go ahead gbh=Great big hugg bh&k=Great big hug & kiss gr&d=Grinning, running & ducking hb=Hug back HHOJ=Ha ha only joking HHOK=Ha ha only kidding HIWTH=Hate it when that happensI AE=In any event IDK=I don't know IOW=In other words IRL=In real life IYKWIM=If you know what I mean OBTW=Oh, by the way OIC=Oh I see OT=Off topic OTOH=On the other hand RSN=Real soon now SO=Significant other dd=dear daughter ds=dear son dh=dear husband dw=dear wife sil=sister in law bil=brother in law veg =Very evil grin SMILEYS Smileys are used to show emotion and can be just about anything a person dreams up it seems. Here are the basic ones used by most people: :-) Happy ;-) Wink :-D Laughter :-( Sad ›:-( Angry or worried :O Yelling :'-( Crying :-o Uh oh! :-þ Sticking out my tongue at you :-P Yummy 8-) Person wears glasses or is all eyes HTML SCHOOL HOME EMAIL