SF 4 YM, MSN, SMS & others

Looks weird ? May be for people who do not type much in Short forms. Short forms are used increasingly in Mobile SMS and other web messaging services. Reason is very obvious, time factor length of message, reply speed and so on. Here is a list of short forms that are commonly used and it may be helpful for you to type faster.

AB - Ah Bless!
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AKA - Also Known As
AML - All My Love
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASL? - Age, Sex, Location?
ATB - All The Best
ATK - At The Keyboard
ATM - At The Moment
A3 - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
BBS - Be Back Soon
BF - Boy Friend
BFN/B4N - Bye For Now
BGWM - Be Gentle With Me
BMW - Be My Wife
BRB - Be Right Back
BRT - Be Right There
BTW - By The Way
B4 - Before
B4N - Bye For Now
CU - See You
CUL8R - See You Later
CYA - See You
D8? - Date?
EOL - End of Lecture
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FC - Fingers Crossed
FOAD - F**k Off And Die
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
F2F - Face to Face
GAL - Get A Life
GE - Good Evening
GF - Girl Friend
G2G - Got to Go
GG - Good Game
GM - Good Morning
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GN - Good Night
GR8 - Great!
GTH - Go To Hell
G9 - Genius
HAND - Have a Nice Day
HBTU - Happy Birthday To You
HOAS - Hold On A Sec
HUD - How You Doing?
H&K - Hugs and Kisses
IC - I See
ICQ - I Seek you
IDC - I Don't Care
IDK - I Don't Know
ILU - I Love You
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOU - I Owe You
IOW - In Other Words
IRL - In Real Life
JAM - Just A Minute
J4F - Just For Fun
J4K - Just For Kicks
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
LDR - Long Distance Relationship
LMAO - Laugh My *** Off
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTNS - Long Time No See
L8R - Later
M8 - Mate
MSG - Message
MTE - My Thoughts Exactly
MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
NE - Any
NE1 - Anyone
NM - NeverMind
NRN - No Reply Necessary
NWO - No Way Out
OIC - Oh I See
OMG - Oh My God
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTT - Over The Top
PCM - PLease Call Me
PITA - Pain In The ***
PML - Piss Myself Laughing
PRT - Party
PRW - Parents Are Watching
PTB - Please Text Back
QT - Cutie
R - Are
RLR - Earlier
ROFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My *** Off
RMB - Ring My Bell
RU - Are You?
RUOK - Are You OK?
SD - Sweet Dreams
SK8 - Skate
SRY - Sorry
STATS - Your Age, Sex, Location?
STFU - Shut The F**k Up!
TB - Text Back
TC - Take Care
THX - Thank You, Thanks
TMB - Text Me Back
TTFN - TaTa For Now!
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TTTT - To Tell The Truth
U - You
U2 - You Too
U4E - Yours For Ever
UI! - You Idiot!
UR - Your
W@ - What
WB - Welcome Back
****** - What The F**k
WTG - Way To Go!
WTH - What The Hell
WUF - Where Are You From?
W8 - Wait...
10Q - Thank You
7K - Sick