Alphabet Language

[Bro Jim]

I'm not always savvy to all these here alphabet short cuts. I get MV (after I asked) but somethings I feel like the Top Sargent we hard in my squadron in the USMC (alphabet for United States Marine Corps) that told us we couldn't speak alphabet talk around him cause he couldn't understand it.

I even look at what some of the emticons mean before I use them. Sometimes I use them cause they look coool.

And yes I get lol.

How about a little glossary type help.

P&T (please and thank you )

[OLD fashioned preacher]

I'm not always savvy to all these here alphabet short cuts. I get MV (after I asked) but somethings I feel like the Top Sargent we hard in my squadron in the USMC (alphabet for United States Marine Corps) that told us we couldn't speak alphabet talk around him cause he couldn't understand it.

I even look at what some of the emticons mean before I use them. Sometimes I use them cause they look coool.

And yes I get lol.

How about a little glossary type help.

P&T (please and thank you )

AWOL (absent without leave)
ASAP (as soon as possible)
WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant)
1 CivDiv (first civilian division)
CIC (combat information center)

Oh, these aren't the ones you had in mind, are they?

[chev1958]

The Navy (never again volunteer yourself) lives off acronyms. In fact, it has a dictionary of naval abbreviations (DICNAVABB). Many of the Navy acronyms (sailor talk) can't be repeated here, but with three adult children who text like there's no tomorrow, here's what I've learned so far ...

BTW - by the way
ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing
YMMV - your mileage may vary (you might have a different experience/opinion)
FWIW - for what it's worth
BBF - best friends forever
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IOW - in other words
MYOB - mind your own business
AFAIK - as far as I know
BRB - be right back
OTOH - on the other hand
DBA - doing business as
KWIM - know what I mean?
NIMBY - not in my back yard
TTFN - ta-ta for now

[HappyChristian]

And then there's

SIL - sister-in-law
FIL - father-in-law
and other IL's - B, M...brother, mother

SYS - see you soon
KK - strong okay
JMO - just my opinion (also JMHO with h meaning humble, as it does in IMHO)
SWIM - see what I mean
ROFLMHO is an expansion on rolling on the floor - laughing my head off
CUL8TR - see you later

Unfortunately there are many acronyms that are vulgar.

[Invicta]

GR8

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