Mac OS X Tiger/Meet the Applications/iChat
Introduction
[edit | edit source]Setting Up iChat
[edit | edit source]The Buddy List
[edit | edit source]Instant Messaging
[edit | edit source]Glossary
[edit | edit source]Because typing takes time, it's sometimes too hard to hold a real-time conversation using it. It's commonplace to not capitalize words, use sentence fragments, and abbreviate words to save time. Here's a handy cheat sheet for the most common words of IM lingo:
 | NOTE: This list omits the popular instant messaging obscenities, which are probably best researched on Google. |
- afaik - As far as I know
- AIM - The AOL instant messaging network, or as a verb, "chat with" or "file transfer"
- asap - As soon as possible
- bbl - Be back later
- bbml - Be back maybe later
- bbs - Be back soon
- bc - Because
- brb - Be right back
- btw - By the way
- cu - See you
- cul or cul8r - See you later
- fyi - For your information
- gtg or g2g - Got to go
- idk - I don't know
- iirc - If i recall correctly
- imo - In my opinion
- imho - In my humble opinion
- jk - Just kidding
- jp - Just playing
- jc - Just chilling
- k - Okay
- l8r - Later
- lol - Laughing out loud
- np - No problem
- plz - Please
- rofl or rotfl - Rolling on the floor laughing
- ruok - Are you okay
- thx - Thanks
- ttyl - Talk to you later
- wtg - Way to go
- yt - You There? (as in "Are You There?")