Difference: IrcTalk (r7 vs. r6)

Quick Guide to Decipher IRC Talk

Phrases

Commonly used abbrevations or phrases seen on IRC. While many of these may be against the main channel's guidelines, this can help to decipher the speech of some of those who haven't read them yet.

Phrase/Abbreviation	Meaning
AFAIK	As far as I know
AFAICS	As far as I can see
ASAP	As soon as possible
ATM	At the moment
BBL	Be back later
BRB	Be right back
BTW	By the way
CU CU, CYA	See you (later)
ETA	Estimated time of arrival
FAQ	Frequently asked question(s)
FWIW	For what it's worth
gnite, nite, night night, n8	Good night
GTG	Got to go
IIRC	If I (remember/recall) correctly
IIUC	If I understand correctly
IM(H)O	In my (humble) opinion
LOL	Laughing out loud
moin, morn	Morning, Good morning
NP	No problem
\o/	(a little man with raised arms, i.e. 'hooray')
OTOH	On the other hand
OMG	Oh my god
10x 10x, thx	Thanks
10q 10q, ty	Thank you
w8	Wait

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r9 - 28 Feb 2009 - 16:45:39 - DavidHall

Revision r7 - 08 Aug 2008 - 18:47 - ThomasMartitz
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