<p>As a new member, it took me a while to get CC's lil language. So, cuz I was bored and procrastinating, I googled up a whole list of acronyms FYE (For Your Enjoyment) if you, like me, are not used to such ways of speaking. </p>
<p>The following can be found at: <a href="http://www.massmailsoftware.com/ezine/past/2003-06-25.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.massmailsoftware.com/ezine/past/2003-06-25.htm</a></p>
<pre><code>AFAIK as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard
ASAP as soon as possible
B4N bye for now
BBL be back later
BBS be back soon
BEG big evil grin
BFN bye for now
BG big grin
BRB be right back
BTA but then again
BTDT been there done that
BTW by the way
CU see you
CUL see you later
DBAU doing business as usual
DQMOT don't quote me on this
EG evil grin
EOM end of message
F2F face to face
FAQ frequently asked questions
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
G grin
GA go ahead
GD&R grinning, ducking and running
GL good luck
GMTA great minds think alike
HT hi there
HTH hope this helps
IAC / IAE in any case / in any event
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IHU I hear you
IIRC if I recall / remember / recollect correctly
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
IMS I am sorry
IOW in other words
JK just kidding
JMO just my opinion
JTLYK just to let you know
KISS keep it simple
LOL laughing out loud
NP no problem
NRN no response necessary
OIC oh, I see
OTOH on the other hand
PM private message
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
RT real time
SYS see you soon
TA thanks again
TAFN that's all for now
TIA thanks in advance
TPTB the powers that be
TTYL talk to you later
TU thank you
UW you are welcome
VBG very big grin
WB welcome back
WFM works for me
WTG way to go
WU? what's up?
YBS you'll be sorry
YMMV your mileage may vary
YW you are welcome
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<p>Just a lil sidenote: This is just a FYI post. TIA for your time and patience, UW to all who needed this info (I doubt there are many), and as for those who have snappy comments/remarks in handy, NRN. I see your BEGs from here. </p>
<p>Also: LAC stands for Liberal Arts College
HYPS is Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford
Took me a while to get what LAC stood for and I was too embarrassed to ask cuz it seemed like such common knowledge. Heh...</p>