Abbreviations
| @ | at | MOB | mobile |
| AFAIK | as far as I know | MSG | message |
| AFK | away from the keyboard | MYOB | mind your own business |
| ASL | age, sex, location | NE1 | anyone |
| ATB | all the best | NOYB | none of your business |
| B | be | NO1 | no one |
| BAK | back at the keyboard | OTOH | on the other hand |
| BBL | be back late(r) | OIC | oh I see |
| BCNU | be seeing you | PCM | please call me |
| BFN | bye for now | PLS | please |
| B4 | before | PPL | people |
| BRB | be right back | R | are |
| BTW | by the way | ROTF(L) | rolling on the floor (laughing) |
| C | see | RUOK | are you okay? |
| CUL8R | see you later | SIT | stay in touch |
| F2F | face to face | SOM1 | someone |
| F2T | free to talk | SPK | speak |
| FWIW | for what it¿s worth | TTYL | talk to you later |
| FYI | for your information | TX | thanks |
| GAL | get a life | U | you |
| GR8 | great | WAN2 | want to |
| HAND | have a nice day | W/ | with |
| H8 | hate | WKND | weekend |
| HSIK | how should I know? | WU | what's up? |
| HTH | hope this helps | X | kiss |
| IANAL | I am not a lawyer, but - (as a disclaimer) | XLNT | excellent |
| IMHO | in my humble opinion | XOXOX | hugs and kisses |
| IMO | in my opinion | YMMV | your mileage may vary (i.e. your experience may differ) |
| IOW | in other words | YR | your |
| JIC | just in case | 2 | to, too |
| JK | just kidding | 2DAY | today |
| KIT | keep in touch | 2MORO | tomorrow |
| KWIM | know what I mean | 2NITE | tonight |
| L8R | later | 3SUM | threesome |
| LOL | lots of luck / laughing out loud | 4 | for |
Emoticons
| :-) | happy (a 'smiley') | :-( | unhappy |
| :-D | laughing | :-|| | angry |
| ;-) | winking; just kidding | :-V | shouting |
| :-* | kiss | |-O | yawning |
| :-o | surprised | :-Q | I don't understand |
| :-( | frowning | :-& | tongue-tied |
| :-c | very unhappy | :-X | my lips are sealed |
| X= | fngers crossed | :-P | sticking one's tongue out |
| :'-( | crying | :-/ | sceptical |
| :-| | bored, indifferent | :-Y | aside comment |