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IM Abbreviations
Home » Website Services » Instant Messaging » IM AbbreviationsFor those of us who don’t use the talk and video feature, one draw-back of using an IM over the actual telephone, is that you are forced to type everything you want to say and trust me, it can get very frustrating especially if you are engaged in a long conversation. In order to speed things up, you will likely see many abbreviations used by the IM savvy. To make things just a little less confusing, here are a few of the most popular abbreviations used today.
• AAR-At Any Rate
• BBL/BBS/BRB-Be Back Later/Be Back Soon/Be Right Back
• BTW-By The Way
• D/L or DL-Download
• HRU-How Are You
• IB-I’m Back
• L8R-Later
• LOL-Laugh Out Loud
• SRY-Sorry
• TTFN-Ta Ta For Now
These are just a handful of the abbreviations you might see while IMing. If you have a friend who uses abbreviations like these plus ones you don’t yet understand, you can find a list of commonly used ones by searching online.
Hopefully by now, you see all the possibilities that exist for those using instant messaging. It is not a scary process and the best piece of advice is to jump in, try it, and see if it works for you. Most people find it a convenient way to keep in touch with family and friends without running up phone bills or hassling with the broken communication of emailing back and forth. Now that you understand what it is, how you use it, and the features it provides, you are ready to become a member of the every growing IM community.
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