Email Abbreviations

Common Email Abbreviations

To Tell Your Status
ADBB - All Done Bye Bye
BBL - Be Back Later
BBIAF - Be Back in a Few
BBIAB - Be Back in a Bit
BCNU - Be Seein' You
BFN - Bye For Now
BRB - Be Right Back
CUL8R - See You Later
L8R - Later
LTNS - Long Time No See
TAFN - That's All For Now
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
WB - Welcome Back
To Show Your Feelings
^5 - High Five!
AAS - Alive And Smiling
BEG - Big Evil Grin
BG - Big Grin
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
HHO 1/2 K - Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
HTH - Hope This(That) Helps
JK - Just Kidding
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You
MTFBWU - May The Force Be With You
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RUOK - Are you Okay?
T+ - Think Positive
TIA - Thanks In Advance
WEG - Wicked Evil Grin
WTG - Way To Go!
General Email Abbreviations
2nite - Tonight
411 - Information
4ever - Forever
ASAP - As soon as possible
AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet?
AYPI - And Your Point Is?
B4 - Before
DUR? - Do You Remember?
J4F - Just For Fun
KISS - Keep it Simple, Stupid
NFC - No Further Comment
NRN - No Reply Necessary
NTM - Not To Mention
OBTW - Oh, By The Way
P&C - Private and Confidential
P-ZA - Pizza
QL - Quit Laughing!
RTM - Read The Manual
SITD - Still In The Dark
WFM - Works For Me
YYSSW - Yeah Yeah Sure Sure Whatever
ZZZ - Sleeping, Bored, Tired
Emoticons
When people communicate face to face, they rely on facial expressions to enhance the meaning of what the other person is saying. Also, when a person talks, the tone of voice can have a lot to do with the meaning of the words. Therefore, when you email someone, it is hard to get your meaning across with just words. Then came the birth of emoticons: combinations of keystrokes that make a picture that represents an emotion.

:) or :-) - smiley face
O:-) - angelic smile
8-) - big-eyed smile
:-X - big kiss
;-( - crying face
:-> - grinning
:-| - indifference
:-)) - laughing
:-( - sad face
:-D - shock or surprise
:-& - tongue tied
:-[ - vampire smiley
:-{} - wearing lipstick
;-) - winking
:-O - yelling

Source: Email Abbreviations
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