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By Paul Gil, About.com Guide to Internet for Beginners since 2004

The Weird Abbreviations of Internet Speak

Thursday November 13, 2008
Digital conversations are not just about smileys and texting... we also use hundreds of odd abbreviations, too! Spawned by laziness, and perpetuated by playfulness, the Internet is filled with hundreds of peculiar social acronyms: IMHO, OTOH, AFK, WIBAMU, IRL, IYSWIM. What do all these acronyms mean? About.com explains over 250 of the most common Internet social abbreviations here...

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