e-mail abbreviations

These abbreviations come from all over. If you have any other clever abbreviations, let me know. They're in alphabetical order.

• AFAIK: As Far As I Know
• AFK: Away from Keyboard/Keys
• BAP: Big A** Project
• BBFN - Bye Bye For Now - Gerda
• BHOM - Beats (the) Heck Out of Me Grandpa Lyon
• BRB - Be Right Back - Martha Lambert
• BTW: By The Way
• BG: big grin
• CUL8R: See You Later
• CYL: Catch You Later
• CRAFT - Can't Remember A Flippin Thing - Gerda
• CSBI: Cross Stitch Bureau of Investigation (ha!)
• DH: Dear Husband; Darling Husband; Darned Husband (depending on your mood!); Demented Husband (depending on his mood!)
• DIL: Daughter In Law
• E2EG: Ear to Ear Grin
• FAO: For the Attention Of
• FIL: Father In Law
• FUFO: Finished Un-Finished Object; Finished Unfinished Fiber Object
• FFUFO: Framed Finished Un-Finished Object; Framed Finished Unfinished Fiber Object
• FTF: Face to Face
• FWIW: For What It's Worth
• FYI: For Your Information
• GAL: Get a Life
• GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
• HAND: Have a nice day
• HLTMHP: Have a Look To My Home Page
• HPI: Holes Per Inch
• HTH: Hope That Hhelps
• HWHN: Husbands Who Hardly Notice (Cross Stitch)
• IAE: In Any Event
• IMCO: In My Considered Opinion
• IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
• IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion
• IMO: In My Opinion
• IOW: In Other Words
• ISRN: I'll Stop Rambling Now
• IYKWIM: If you know what I mean
• IYSWIM: If you see what I mean
• KISS - keep It Simple Stupid - Gerda
• L8R: Later
• LOL: Laughing Out Loud (or) Lots of Luck
• LNS: Local Needlework Store
• MIL: Mother In Law
• NAP: No Abbreviations Please
• NRN: No Reply Necessary
• OL: Out Of Luck
• PAS: Pattern Acquisition Syndrome (no known cure) Stacy C.
• POETS - P**s on everyone, tomorrow's Saturday -- Sherri
• POETS day - push off early, tomorrow's Saturday (this comes from Australia) -- Kaye R.
• RAK - Random Acts of Kindness
• ROFL: Rolling On Floor Laughing
• ROTFLMAO: Rolling on the Floor Laughing My A** Off
• ROTFLOL: Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud
• RSN: Real Soon Now
• RTFM: Read The Fine Manual
• SABLE: Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy
• SAHM: Stay at Home Mom
• SD: Stepdaughter
• SDIL: Step Daughter in Law
• SEX: Stash Enhancement eXperience (a needlework shopping spree)
• SIL: Son In Law; Sister In Law
• SITD: Still In The Dark
• SKS: Some Kind Soul
• SN: Stepson
• SO: Significant Other
• SSIL: Stepson in Law
• TGIF: Thank God/Goodness It's Friday
• TIA: Thanks In Advance
• TIFN: That's It For Now
• TTFN: Ta-ta for now
• TTYL: Talk To You Later
• TTYS: Talk To You Soon Shirley
• UDO: Un-Designed Objects
• UFO: Un-Finished Object (a started project not yet done); also Unfinished Fiber Object
• UPGS: Unfinished Project Guilt Syndrome
• URB: Un-Read Books
• USO: Un-Started Object
• VBG: very big grin
• WIP: Work In Progress
• WMTA: Warped Minds Think Alike
• WTH: What the Heck
• WYSIWYG: What You See is What You Get
• XSTH: Cross Stitch Tolerant Husband
• YGWYPF: You Get What You Pay For
• YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary

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