With as much chatting as we all do (don't deny it!), there's some common abbreviations we like to use in our emails or chats. Thought this little list might help everyone out!  

P.S. There will be a test...make sure you have them all memorized! ;-)

ABBREVIATIONS:

DWR..................Double Wedding Ring

9P......................Nine patch

PP......................paper piecing

SBS....................Sunbonnet Sue

S.E.X..................Stash Enhancement eXperience

AAMOF............... As A Matter Of Fact

ADN.....................Any Day Now

AFK.....................Away From Keyboard

ASAP...................As Soon As Possible

ATP.....................Answer To Prayer

BBL.....................Be Back Later

BBS.....................Be Back Soon

BFN.....................By For Now

BRB.....................Be Right Back

BRB nc................Be Right Back Nature calls (brb nc)

BTW....................By The Way

C U L8TER...........See You Later

C U L8R...............See You Later

C YA....................See Ya

DW......................Da Wife or Dear wife

DH.......................Dear Husband

DH ........................Darling Husband

DH......................Darned Husband (depending on your mood!)

DH........................Demented Husband (depending on his mood!)

DIL.......................Daughter In Law

FAAK...................Falling Asleep At Keyboard

FIL.......................Father In Law

FWIW..................For What It's Worth

FYI.......................For Your Information

GMTA..................Great Minds Think Alike

GR8.....................Great

HLOL...................Hysterically Laughing Out Loud

HTH.....................Hope This Helps

IAE.......................In Any Event

IDK.......................I Don't Know/ I Didn't Know

IMHO....................In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO...............In My Not So Humble Opinion

IOW.....................In Other Words

IRL.......................In Real Life

ISRN....................I'll Stop Rambling Now

ITA.......................I Totally Agree

JK.......................Joke

J/K......................Just Kidding

LOL.....................Laughing Out Loud

LOLOL.................Laughing Out Loud On Line

MYOB..................Mind Your Own Business

OTOH..................On The Other Hand

POV....................Point Of View

PTSS...................Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

ROTF..................Rolling On The Floor

ROTFL................Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROTFLMAO.........Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Anatomy Off

SIL.......................Son In Law or (SoIL)

SIL............................Sister In Law or (SiIL)

SITD.....................Still In The Dark

TBD OOTD...........To Be Done, One Of These Days!

TTFN....................Ta Ta For Now

TTYL.....................Talk to you later

UFO......................Un-Finished Object (a started project not yet done)

UPGS...................Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome

VDH.....................Very Dear Husband (see also DH)

VDW....................Very Dear Wife

WB......................Write Back

WBS....................Write Back Soon

WTG....................Way To Go

Pictures:

<*)((((((>>>< ..........Fish

<:))))>< ..................Fish

<3 <3 <3.................Hearts

@-->-->-- ...............A rose

())))___crayola___)))>.......Crayola Crayon

(::waving::).............Waving

{{{ }}}......................Lots of Hugs

:) ............................Smile or :o) ......with round nose

(:D) ..........................Big Grin

:o.............................Surprised

:O.............................REALLY Surprised

:D.............................Laughing/smiling :oD.....with nose

:+ or :o+.................Kiss

:* or :o*.................Whistle

;) or ;o)..................Wink

:x or :ox.................My lips are sealed

}:(.............................Mad

:)~ or :)-................... Sticking tongue out

=)..............................Smiley face

:( or :o(...................Frown

:'( or :,( or :,o(........Crying

0:).............................Angel (Halo is a zero)

(\O/)..........................Angel

\o/ \o/ \o/...................Praising God

:o#).........................Man with moustache

}:> ..........................Devil

:oP or :-P................Sticking out tongue

>^,,^< .....................cat

<:3 )~ .....................mouse

c[[]] ........................Pint of beer

@---}---}---...............Rose

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