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GMTA! (Definitions of Internet slang ;))
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Charlotte Blank
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Dec 26, 2004

Hi,

I'm not quite sure whether this is off-topic or not but maybe someone will be in need of such abbreviations as

AI as if / artificial intelligence
BB bathroom break
BLTN better late than never
FUA frequently used acronym
GMTA great minds think alike
HAND have a nice day
IYKWIM if you know what I mean
MOMPL a moment please
NJ nice job
NP no problem
RTM read the manual
TYVM thank you very much ... See more
Hi,

I'm not quite sure whether this is off-topic or not but maybe someone will be in need of such abbreviations as

AI as if / artificial intelligence
BB bathroom break
BLTN better late than never
FUA frequently used acronym
GMTA great minds think alike
HAND have a nice day
IYKWIM if you know what I mean
MOMPL a moment please
NJ nice job
NP no problem
RTM read the manual
TYVM thank you very much
YHIGA your help is greatly appreciated

This is only a very short collection from http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3134
Well, it is not always "clean" talk but there are also some definitions which can be used "normally" and in case you are translating some text with this kind of Newspeak English ... ▲ Collapse
 


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