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Acronyms
Here are some of the more common abbreviations and acronyms used in chats and bulletin boards. Although they appear in capital letters on this list, sometimes they are written using lowercase letters, too.
BB or BBS
 Internet bulletin board
BBL
 be back later
BIL
 brother-in-law
BRB
 be right back
BTW
 by the way
DC
 daycare
DD
 dear daughter
DF
 dear fiancée
DH
 dear husband
DS
 dear son
DSD
 dear stepdaughter
DSS
 dear stepson
DW
 dear wife
EDD
 estimated due date, or expected date of delivery
FT
 full time
FTR
 for the record
FWIW
 for what it’s worth
FYI
 for your information
HTH
 hope this helps
IMHO
 in my humble opinion
IMO
 in my opinion
IRL
 in real life
KWIM
 know what I mean
LOL
 laughing out loud
MIL
 mother-in-law
NP
 no problem
m=X, M=y
 minority language=X and Majority language =Y
minority language at home
OP
 original poster
OPOL
 one person, one language
OT
 off topic
PP
 previous poster
SAHD
 stay-at-home dad
SAHM
 stay-at-home mom
SAHP
 stay-at-home parent
SIL
 sister-in-law
TIA
 thanks in advance
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