And there's also WTF, the unfortunate acronym of the Writing Task
Force at U of A.
Thanks for teaching me several more of these abbreviations, Charlotte! Betsy
At 08:35 PM 11/5/2006, you wrote:
>What about all the on-line abbreviations. They lack the metaphoric reverb of
>real cliches, but they are the over-used, abused lingo of every hard-core
>MSNer:
>
>GTG (got to go)
>
>TTYL (talk to you later)
>
>BRB (be right back)
>
>WTV (whatever)
>
>ROFL (rolling on floor laughing)
>
>LMAO (laugh my ass off) :-)
>
> BBS (be back soon), LOL, Charlotte
>
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