Some of us have gone beyond that...in many online communities we use Assamese
acronyms, especially in the community called Khar Adda:
XD: xubho din (direct borrowing from Eng. good day)
XP: xuprobhat
XR: xubhoratri
KLP: kaile log pam
PLP: pisot log pam
XKB: xubho kotha botora (that means I am leaving but you guys continue)
AD: Ayoi Dehi
Priyankoo
Priyankoo
Malabika Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you were like me who pondered for
days what does the modern acronyms like IMHO, LOL, ROFLMAO meant, there is a
list of acronyms that is becoming a part of cyber lingo
HTH
TTFN
Cyber English Non Cyber English
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AFAIC As far as I'm concerned AFAIK As far as I know AFK
Away from keyboard BRB Be right back BTDT Been there, done that
BTW By the way BUAG Butt-ugly ASCII graphic C/C Comments and
criticism EOM End of message FAQ Frequently Asked Question.
FTW For the win FWIW For what it's worth FYI For your information
HTH Hope this helps IANAL I am not a lawyer IIRC If I recall
correctly IMHO In my humble opinion IMNSHO In my not so humble
opinion IMO In my opinion IOW In other words l33t or 1337
From "elite". This has become a term used to describe the informal
communication of Internet gaming. L33t speak is easily identified by the
substitution of number and other characters for regular letters; e.g., hackers
becomes h4XX0rz. LFG Looking for group, usually used in MMORPGs LMAO
Laughing my butt off LOL Laughing out loud MMORPG
Massive, multiplayer, online role-playing game, such as World of Warcraft or
Star Wars Galaxies MOTAS Member of the appropriate sex MOTOS Member
of the opposite sex MOTSS Member of the same sex NG Newsgroup
n00b From "newbie", meaning a newcomer not yet familiar with the rules
OTOH On the other hand PWN Usage of the term "own", as in "I PWNed
you!" RL Real Life, as opposed to the Internet ROFL Rolling on the
floor laughing ROFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RTFM Read The Fine Manual. . SO Significant other, used to refer to
someone's romantic partner without making any assumptions about gender or legal
status TLA Three letter acronym TTFN Ta ta for now TTYL Talk
to you later w00t An expression of joy WFN Wrong forum, noob
WTF What the heck YMMH You might mean here YMMV Your mileage may
vary {g} Grin {BG} Big grin
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