All about Instant Messaging
Want to chat with your friends, relatives, and business partners over the web? Download AOL’s instant messenger (IM) software (for FREE) at www.aim.com and chat with anyone you want for FREE. And when you are “chatting”, impress the other person with your knowledge of IM abbreviations & emoticons:
Instant Messaging Abbreviations:
brb = be right back
btw = by the way
ic = I see
imho = in my humble opinion
l8r = later
lmho = laughing my head off
lol = laughing out loud
np = no problem
oic = oh, I see
ttfn = ta ta for now
t2ul8r = talk to you later
ttyl = talk to you later
Emoticons:
:-) = happy
:-( = sad
:-/ or :-\ = confused/concerned
:-O or :-@ = surprised
:-D = very happy
;-) = wink
;P = sticking tongue out