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 Shortcuts for saying a few common posting messages, and the use of punctuation  components for expressing emotion-without-words.
There are hundreds more.  Please feel free to share them with us on our message board.

Acronyms

AKA/AFK Away from keyboard

BAK Back at keyboard

BRB Be right back

BTW By the way

CU See you

CUL See you later

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

FWIW For what it's worth

FYI For your information

GMTA Great minds think alike

GR&D Grinning, running, and ducking

IMO In my opinion

IMHO In my humble opinion

IMNSHO In my not-so-humble opinion

IOW In other words

LOL Laughing out loud

NRN No response necessary

OTOH On the other hand

PC Politically correct (or personal computer)

POV Point of view

RL Real life

ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing

TIA Thanks in advance

[TM] Trademark

TTFN Ta-ta for now

TYL Talk to you later

WB Welcome back

WTG Way to go

YMMV Your mileage may vary


 

Emoticons

:)   Smiling

:-)   Smiling, with a nose

:-(   Frowning

>:-(   Upset or annoyed

:-D   Laughing

:-o   Shouting

:-*   Puckering for a kiss

:-x   User's lips are sealed

:-{   User has a moustache

:-()   Big mouth (User has rambled on)

;-)   Winking (Also part of the ichat logo)

8-)   Wearing glasses

B-)   Wearing cool shades

{(:-)   Wearing a toupee

*<:-)(   Santa Claus

@>--,---   A rose

%-)   User has been staring at screen for 15 hrs

:-7   User just made a wry statement

:-ss   User drools

:'-(   User is crying

1^o   Snoring

:'-)   User is so happy s/he is crying

:-@   User is screaming