IM and Texting-the new bilingual language

steversonblog — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:45:30 +0000

Do you feel like you need to be an archeological scholar to understand text messages that look like Egyptian hieroglyphics? Hopefully Instant Messages and Text Messaging will not replace Spanish and French as the second language course of choice. But parents with children (is there another kind) and those who have friends that type more than they talk, take heart. Our studies have a produced a tutorial to help interpret your kids early warning systems (pir-parents in the room) or when reading friends emails seem like breaking CIA codes.

Here is a cheat sheet for your fingers to help you appear to be on top of today’s techno language.

AWD: away from desk
AYT: are you there
BBL: be back later
BFN: bye for now
BG: big grin
BRB: be right back
CUL: see you later
CYRMA: call your Mother
DK: don’t know
EM?: excuse me?
EMA: email address
F2F: face to face
FYEO: for your eyes only
GAL: get a life
GBH: great big hug
GIGH giggling hysterically
GL: good luck
GMO: gross me out
GMTA: great minds think alike
H&K hugs and kisses
ILU: I love you
IMHO: in my humble opinion
IMS: I am sorry
IRL: in real life
JK: just kidding
JW: just wondering
K: okay
KKHH: kiss kiss hug hug
KPC: keeping parents clueless
LMAO: laughing my a** off
LOL: laughing out loud, or lots of love
LUF: love you forever
NP: no problem
NW: no way
OF: old fart
OMG: oh my God
PIR: parent in room
PITA: pain in the a**
PRW: parents are watching
QT: cutie
RME: rolling my eyes
ROFL: rolling on floor laughing
RUOK: are you OK?
SO: significant other
TBH: to be honest
TMI: too much information
WEG: wicked evil grin
WU: what’s up?
YT?: you there?

Send us any that we’ve missed and we’ll add it to the dictionary. THX 4 UR HELP!

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IM and Texting-the new bilingual language