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WillowTheWhisp · 04-10-2004, 13:23

They are still used a lot in AOL chatrooms, especially the quiz rooms where speed is of the essence. Trying to hold a conversation whilst getting in as quickly as possible with the answer in order to score the highest points either demands a very speedy typist or a knowledge of acronyms. ROFL and LMAO are very popular.

If someone there types 'PEST' they are not insulting you but asking to be escused for typing slowly. (please excuse slow typing)

One of my favourites is PEBBAK (problems exist between brain and keyboard) That's usually my excuse for typos etc.

GTG (got to go)
BRB (be right back)
TAF (that's all folks) when a quiz host is leaving.

There are quite a lot more but can't think of them off-hand.

04-10-2004, 13:23	#2
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Internet Acronyms (Y/N) They are still used a lot in AOL chatrooms, especially the quiz rooms where speed is of the essence. Trying to hold a conversation whilst getting in as quickly as possible with the answer in order to score the highest points either demands a very speedy typist or a knowledge of acronyms. ROFL and LMAO are very popular. If someone there types 'PEST' they are not insulting you but asking to be escused for typing slowly. (please excuse slow typing) One of my favourites is PEBBAK (problems exist between brain and keyboard) That's usually my excuse for typos etc. GTG (got to go) BRB (be right back) TAF (that's all folks) when a quiz host is leaving. There are quite a lot more but can't think of them off-hand. __________________