Appendix II

Emoticon

Interpretation

:-)

Smiley face

;-)

Wink (light sarcasm)

:-|

Indifference

:->

Devilish grin (heavy sarcasm)

8-)

Eye-glasses

:-D

Shock or surprise

:-/

Perplexed

:-(

Frown (anger or displeasure)

:-P

Wry smile

;-}

Leer

:-Q

I don't understand

:-e

Disappointment

:-@

Scream

:-O

Yell

:-*

Drunk

:-{}

Wears lipstick

:﴾

Sad face

:─]

Very smiley face

:─c

Very unhappy

:─X

My lips are sealed

:─P

Sticking one’s tongue out

:’─(

Crying

:─⁄

Skeptical

:─o

Surprised

:─*

Kiss

O:─﴿

Angel

:─Y

Aside comment

:─[

Very sad face

Initialism

Meaning

AAMOF

As a matter of fact

AFAIK

As far as I know

ASL

Age, sex, location

ATB

All the best

B

Be

B2B

Business to business

B4

before

BFN

Bye for now

BCNU

be seeing you

BTW

by the way

c

See

CUL8R

See you later

eta

estimated time of arrival

etc.

and the other ( et cetera)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

fax

facsimile

F2F

Face to face

F2T

Free to talk

FWIW

for what it's worth

FYI

for your information

GAL

Get a life

GR8

Great

HAND

Have a nice day

H8

Hate

HSIK

How should I know?

HTH

Hope this helps

i.e.

that is (id est)

IMHO

in my humble opinion

IMHO

in my humble opinion

IOW

In other words

JIC

Just in case

JK

Just kidding

KIT

Keep in touch

L8R

Later

MOB

Mobile

MSG

Message

MYOB

Mind your own business

N.B.

remember (nota bene)

NE

Any

NE1

Anyone

NO1

No one

OBO

or best offer

OTOH

On the other hand

PCM

Please call me

PLS

Please

PPL

People

P.S.

after writing (post scriptum)

R

Are

ROTFL

rolling on the floor laughing

RTFM

Read the funny manual

TIA

thanks in advance

TNSTAAFL

there's no such thing as a free lunch

TTFN

ta ta for now

TTYL

talk to you later

U

You

WAN2

Want to

W \

With

WKND

Weekend

WYSIWYG

What you see is what you get

X

Extension

XLNT

Excellent

XOXOX

Hugs and kisses

YR

Your

2

To, too

2DAY

Today

2MORO

Tomorrow

2NITE

Tonight

4

For