School and Internet

“When you want to communicate with your friends or other people on the Internet, you need to go to chartrooms or bulletin boards. But it can be difficult to understand what people are saying, because they use a lot of abbreviations to type more quickly.”
Gonçalves, Mª Emília, Torres, Angelina (2008). Log in 10: Student’s Book, Areal Editores, pp.171

To help you understand those abbreviations, here are some examples and their meaning.
ASAP – As soon as possible
A/S/L – Age/sex/location
B4 – Before
BRB – Be right back
BTW – By the way
C-P - Sleepy
CYL – See you later
EOD – End of discussion
FAQ – Frequently asked questions
F2F – Face to face
FYI – For your information
IAC – In any case
IC – I see
LOL – Laughing out loud
PLS - Please
TNX - Thanks
UC? – Do you see?
W8 - Wait
WB – Welcome black

For further information, visit: http://www.internetslang.com/