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! | Indicates, " have a comment" |
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$0.02 | Throwing in your two cents' worth. |
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<arching eyebrows> | Indicates the speaker arches eyebrows |
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<chuckle> | Indicates the speaker chuckles |
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<frown> | Indicates the speaker is frowning |
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<g> | Grin |
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<grin> | Indicates the speaker is grinning |
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<smile> | Indicates the one writing the message is smiling |
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? | Indicates, "I have a question" |
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AAMOF | As A Matter Of Fact |
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ADN | Any Day Now |
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AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
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AFAIR | As Far As I Remember |
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AFK | Away From the Keyboard |
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AISI | As I See It. |
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ANFSCD | And Now For Something Completely Different … |
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AS | Another Subject. |
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ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
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ATSL | Along The Same Line. |
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B4N | Bye For Now |
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BAF | Bring a Friend |
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BAK | Back At Keyboard |
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BBFN | Bye Bye For Now |
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BBIAB | Be Back In A Bit. |
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BBIAF | Be Back In A Few (minutes) |
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BBL | Be Back Later |
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BBR | Burnt Beyond Repair. |
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BCNU | Be seein’ you |
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BFN | Bye For Now. |
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BION | Believe it or not. |
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BOT | Back On Topic. |
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BRB | Be Right Back |
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BTW | By The Way |
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BUP | Backup Plan |
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BW | Best Wishes |
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BWL | Bursting With Laughter. |
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BYE? | "Are you ready to say goodbye?" If so, the other person replies "BYE" |
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BYKT | But You Knew That |
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C4N | Ciao for Now |
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C&G | Chuckle and Grin. |
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CADET | Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try. |
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CMIIW | Correct Me If I’m Wrong |
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CO | 1. Conference. 2. Company. |
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CU | See You |
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CU2 | See You, Too. |
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CUL | See you later |
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CUL8R | See You Later |
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CWYL | Chat With You Later. |
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CYAL8R | See You All Later. |
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deets | details |
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DFTBA | Don't forget to be Awesome |
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DIKU? | Do I Know You? |
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DIY | Do It Yourself . |
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DK | Don’t Know |
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DTRT | Do The Right Thing |
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e1 | Everyone |
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EYC | Excited yet Calm |
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F2F | Face To Face |
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FCFS | First Come, First Served |
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FISH | First In, Still Here. |
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FITB | Fill In The Blank |
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FOAF | Friend Of A Friend |
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FS | For Sale |
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FTF | Face to Face. |
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FUD | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt |
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FWIW | For What It’s Worth |
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FYI | For Your Information |
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GA | Go Ahead |
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GAL | Get A Life |
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GFN | Gone For Now. |
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GLGH | Good Luck and Good Hunting. |
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GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
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GOWI | Get On With It. |
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GTG | Good to Go |
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GTSY | Great To See You. |
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gz | congratulations |
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HOPE | Have Only Positive Expectations |
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HTH | Hope That Helps! |
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IA | I Agree |
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IAE | In Any Event. |
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IC | I See |
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IIABDFI | If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It. |
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IIRC | If I Remember Correctly |
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IIWM | If It Were Me . . . (or) If It Were Mine . . . . |
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IME | In My Experience |
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IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
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INPO | In No Particular Order |
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IOW | In Other Words |
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ISWIM | If (you) See What I Mean |
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ITFA | In The Final Analysis. |
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ITSFWI | If The Shoe Fits, Wear It. |
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JAM | Just A Minute |
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JAS | Just A Second. |
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JIC | Just In Case |
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JTLYK | Just To Let You Know . |
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k | Okay |
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KISS | Keep It Simple, Stupid. |
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KIT | Keep In Touch. |
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KWIM | Know What I Mean? |
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L | Laugh |
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L8R | Later |
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LIG | Life is Good |
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LLTA | Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause. |
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LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
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LTNS | Long Time No See |
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LTNT | Long Time, No Type. |
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MTF | More to Follow |
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MTFBWY | May The Force Be With You. |
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NAVY | Never Again Volunteer Yourself. |
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NBD | No Big Deal. |
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NHOH | Never Heard Of Him/Her |
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NIH | Not Invented Here. |
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NINO | 1. Nothing In, Nothing Out. 2. No Input, No Output. |
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NP | No Problem. |
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NQA | No Questions Asked. |
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NTW | Not To Worry. |
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NTYMI | Now That You Mention It. |
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O | Over (completion of communication) |
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OBTW | Oh, By The Way |
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OIC | Oh, I See |
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OO | Over and Out (end of communication) |
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OTF | On the Floor (laughing) |
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OTL | Out To Lunch. |
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OTOH | On The Other Hand |
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OTT | Over The Top; too much |
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PDS | Please Don't Shout. (Shouting in chat mode is typing all in capital letters, which is considered rude.) Example: PLEASE DON'T SHOUT. |
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PLJ | Peace, Love, Joy |
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pls | please |
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PNCAH | Please, No Cursing Allowed Here |
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POTB | Pat on the Back |
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ppl | People |
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PTL | Praise the Lord |
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PTMM | Please Tell Me More |
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R U THERE? | Are you there? |
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RAEBNC | Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment. |
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re | 1 Hello again; regreet 2 In regard to |
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RDF | Real Deal Feeling |
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rehi | Hi again |
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RL | Real Life (an abbreviation used in MUDs and chat) |
| RLCO | Real Life Conference. |
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ROTF | Rolling On The Floor |
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ROTFL | Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
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RSN | Real Soon Now |
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RSVP | Respondez S'il Vous Plait French for "please reply"; a notation often found on invitations |
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RTFAQ | Read The Frequently Asked Questions |
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RTM | Read The Manual |
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S | Smile |
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SAPFU | Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups. |
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SEC | Wait a second |
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SLM | See Last Mail. |
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SOH | Sense of Humor |
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SOS | 1. Same Old Stuff. 2. Help!. |
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SWIM | See What I Mean? |
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SYS | See You Soon. |
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TAF | That's All, Folks!. |
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TAFN | That’s All For Now |
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TBYB | Try Before You Buy. |
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TFTHAOT | Thanx For The Help Ahead Of Time. |
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TFTT | Thanks For The Thought. |
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TGAL | Think Globally, Act Locally. |
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THX | Thanks |
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TIA | Thanks In Advance |
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TINWIS | That Is Not What I Said. |
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TNX | Thanks |
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TNXE6 | Thanks A Million ("E6" means 10 to the 6th power = a million) |
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TTUL | Talk To You Later. |
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TTTT | These Things Take Time |
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TTYL | Talk To You Later |
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TTYT | Talk To You Tomorrow. |
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TYCLO | Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Quit Shouting). |
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TYVM | Thank You Very Much |
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U2U | Up to You |
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UOK | Are You OK? |
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WAEF | When All Else Fails. |
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WB | Welcome Back |
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WDYMBT | What Do You Mean By That?. |
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WDYT | What Do You Think? |
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WOA | Work Of Art. |
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WRT | With Regard To, or With Respect To |
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WTB | Want To Buy |
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WYGISWYPF | What You Get Is What You Pay For |
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YAOTM | Yet Another Off-Topic Message. |
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YGTI | You Get The Idea? |
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YGWYPF | You Get What You Pay For |
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YIU | Yes, I Understand |
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YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different)
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YVW | You're Very Welcome |
