網絡網絡英語縮略詞大派送！AFAIK---asfarasIknow.

AFAIR---asfarasIrecall

AFK---awayfromkeyboard.Weassumeyou”llbrb.

BBL---bebacklater

BFD---bigf**kingdeal

BRB---berightback(usuallyusedinchatsandonaninstantmessengerservice).

BTW---bytheway.

C|N>K---aUnix-ismmeaningcoffeethroughnoseintokeyboard

FAQ---FrequentlyAskedQuestion

FFS---“forf**k”ssake!“

FYI---foryourinformation.

G2G---Gottogo.Usedinchatrooms.

GFY---“goodforyou“or“gof**kyourself“.Theuseofthisacronymisambigiousandnotrecommended.

GG---“Goodgoing.“orgoodgame.Usedsincerelyinonlinegamessuchastrivia,butmoreoftenusedsarcasticallywhensomeonehasdonesomethingfoolish.

HAND---haveaniceday.

HTH---hopethishelps.

IANAL---Iamnotalawyer.Usuallyusedbeforeanon-lawyergiveslegaladvice,asahumorousdisclaimer.

IANARS---“Iamnotarocketscientist“

IC---Isee.Also,“incharacter“inMUDsandrole-playinggames.

IIRC---ifIrecallcorrectly.

IMHO---inmyhumbleopinion/inmyhonestopinion.

IMO---“inmyopinion“

IMNSHO---inmynot-so-humbleopinion.

IRC---InternetRelayClient

IYDMMA---“ifyoudon”tmindmeasking“,forex.,“IYDMMA,areyouavirgin?“

JJorJK---Justjoking,justkidding

Joo---SynonymofYou.Alsospelledj00withalowercasejandtwozeroesratherthantwoO”s.

JOOC---“justoutofcuriosity“

LIEK---Synonymoflike,asin“Iliekthatwebsite“.

LMAO---laughingmyassoff

LOL---laughingoutloud,orlotsoflaughs(areplytosomethingamusing)

MYOB---mindyourownbusiness

NM---nevermind

OIC---oh,Isee

OMG---Exclamation,“OhmyGod!!“

OMFG---Exclamation,“Ohmyf**kingGod!!“

OOC---out-of-character.UsedonMUDsandotherrole-playinggames.Also,“outofcuriosity.“

PFO---pleasef**koff

PITA---painintheass.

Pwn---StepupofthewordOwn.To“Pwnsomething“meanstohavecompletecontroloverit,andtobe“Pwnedbysomething“meanstobydominatedbyit.

RL---reallife,alsoIRL-inreallife.UsedinMUDsettings.

ROTFLorROFL---rollingonthefloorlaughing(areplytosomethingextremelyamusing).

ROTFLMAOorROFLMAO---rollingonthefloorlaughingmyassoff.

RTFM---readthef**kingmanual(oftensanitizedto“readthefinemanual“).Thefrequentreplytoarequestforbasichelpfromnewbieswhohavenotattemptedtofindtheanswerforthemselves.

STFU---shutthef**kup.

TIA---thanksinadvance.

TTYL---“talktoyoulater“

WTF---Whatthef**k?

YMMV---Yourmileagemayvary(youmayseedifferentresults)

OthersexpressconceptspeculiartotheNet:

newbie---anewuser.Notapejorativeterm(butseeRTFM,preceding).

noob---anewuser!Alsospelledn00b,withtwozeroesratherthantwoO”s.

cluebie---anewbiewithaclue,butnotclosetoaguru.

guru---anexpertinsometechnicaltopic,suchasasCprogrammingorUnixsystemadministration

FAQ---frequentlyaskedquestion,oralistoffrequentlyaskedquestionswithanswers.Neverseemstobewritteninsmallletters.

troll---apersonwhodeliberatelystirsuptrouble(seearticle).

lurker---onewhoreadsanemaillistoramessageboardbutdoesnotparticipateinthediscussion.

flamer---onewho”flames”;Torantonaboutsomerelativelyuninterestingsubjectorwithapatentlyridiculousattitudeorwithhostilitytowardsaparticularpersonorgroupofpeople.“Flame“isusedasaverb(“Don”tflamemeforthis“),aflameisasingleflamingmessage.Alsoislikelytorelatetothetermlamer.

Thepeculiarthingaboutinternetabbreviationsisthatmanypeoplemakethemuponthefly,thereforetheseabbreviationscanoftenbeconfusing,andimpossibletocompletlycoverwithoutbeingimpossiblymeticulate.Thistypeofon-the-spotabbreviatingleadstodoldrumsofsuchthingsas;OTP(onthephone),PO(pissedoff),orthemorecommon,OPTD(outsidepettingthedog).Anotherthingcommontointernetcommunicationisthetruncationandmorphingofwordstomoretyping-friendlyforms.Thesemayonedaycreepintocommonusageandendupinthedictionary.Someexamplesofthisare:

addyforaddress(addysistheplural)

pixforpicture(pixisboththesinguarandpluralform)

prollyforprobably

Aspecialcaseofthislastformis”teh”.Thisisthecorruptionof”the”,andoftenpopsupspontaneouslywhentypingfast.Socommonisit,infact,thatithasmadethejumptopurposefulusage.Typicallyitisusedinsituationswhereoneisbeingself-consciouslyenthusiastic,mimickingtheless-grammaticalInternetnewbie:“Thatmoviewastehsuck!!“,“ThefightscenewithalltheAgentSmithswasTEHAWESOME“,etc.

Internetwritingis,byitsnature,difficulttointerpret,especiallyinchatroomsoroninstantmessaging,becausemuchofitisquicklyinput,andmanyassume,falsely,theiraudienceknowstheirbodylanguage.Forinstance;aLOLmaybetakenasgenuinelaughterorsarcasm,oras“whate