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Email acronym meanings

Here are a few common acronyms used in e-mail that you may find useful and sometimes quite clever. Caution - make sure the person receiving your e-mail knows the acronym and won't think it's an insult.

BRB - Be right back
BTW - By the way
CUL - See you later
F2F - Face to Face
FWIW - For what its worth
FYA - For your amusement
FYI - For your information
GMTA - Great minds think alike
HHOK - Ha ha only kidding
IMHO - In my humble opinion
IOW - In other words
LOL - Laughing out loud
OIC - Oh I see
SO - Significant other
TIA - Thanks in advance
TNX or THX - Thanks
WB - Welcome back
WRT - With respect to
WTG - Way to go

Visitors comments

Have your say! acronym Comments By: ami on 2004-08-17 i got another one: G2G = got to go   I've got more too, Comments By: Audrey on 2005-06-02 LYLAS = love you like a sister CYA= see ya/you (bye) SN= screen name   question Comments By: sal on 2006-06-20 what does: One mean when used as a closing in an email such as: dear sue blah, blah, blah... One, sal TipKing says: I do not know that one sorry   i have onto OMY-On My Way Comments By: james on 2008-09-11 great huh   Have your say!

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