With the current state of affairs I thought it may be a welcomed break to post a light-hearted tip this week. As acronyms (abbreviated coded rendition of name yielding meaning) are increasingly integrated into every day writing, especially in SMSs and online chat, I have listed a couple of the most common ones for those of you that are not quite as internet savvy as you want to be!

• ASAP – As Soon As Possible
• BBL – Be Back Later
• BRB – Be Right Back
• BTW – By The Way/ Back To Work
• CUL – See You Later
• ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival
• FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
• FYI – For Your Information
• GMTA – Great Minds Think Alike
• LOL – Laugh Out Loud/ Lots Of Love/ Lots Of Luck
• OTOH – On The Other Hand
• TBA – To Be Announced/ To Be Advised/ To Be Added/ To Be Approved
• TIA – Thanks In Advance

I couldn’t help but LOL at these ones so thought I’d add them in too:

• DNA – Do Not Abbreviate
• MBA – Mediocre But Arrogant
• J-14 – Just For Teens
• EG – Evil Grin
• HALT – Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
• WWW – World Wide Wait
• ATM – Another Technical Mistake
• IBM – I Blame Microsoft

Feel free to add any other entertaining or practical ones to the list.