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New online acronyms

I will be incorporating these acronyms into my chat vocabulary. Learn them and know what I’m saying when I IM you.

* GI — Google it

* IIOYT — is it on YouTube?

* CMOS — call me on Skype

* JUOC — jacked up on caffeine

* 12OF — twelve-o’clock flasher (refers to someone less than competent with technology, to the extent that every appliance in the house flashes “12:00”)

* SML — send me the link

* RHB — read his/her blog

* KYST — knew you’d say that

* CMT (CMF, CMM, CMB) — check my Twitter (Facebook, Myspace, blog)

* CYE (CYF, CYM, CYB)–check your email (Facebook, Myspace, blog)

* WIWYA — when I was your age

* YKT – you kids today

* WDO? — what are you doing online?

* NIWYM — no idea what you mean

* B2W — back to work

* AYD? — are you drunk?

(more at The Next Generation of Online Shorthand–New York Times)

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Sparx
19 years ago

Wow.. you’re going to be getting a lot of question marks from me 😛

Tom Saaristo
19 years ago

WDO makes no sense. Why isn’t it WAYDOL? All of the others use each letter. What makes WDO exempt? WTD? [Were they drunk?”>

Andre Alforque
19 years ago

I ran into FUTAB (feet up, taking a break) on Flickr. Too many acronyms. I choose to write everything out. …except that Latin stuff.