Do you speak IM? Instant messages is as popular as cell phone calls. Savvy instant messaging users know the language, they use IM acronyms or shortcuts for popular phrases. For instance instead of writing 4 words, you can write 4 letters acronym that most IM users are familiar with.
Here are few IM acronyms samples:
IM = Instant Message
KIS = Keep IT Simple
IMHO = In my humble opinion
MOS = Mom Over Shoulder
PIR = Parent In Room
PRW = Parents are watching
TY = Thank You
TOY = Thinking Of You
WYGOWM = Will you go out with me?
How about BTDTGTTSAWIO? What does it mean?
“Been there, done that, got the t-shirt and wore it out”
It’s also important to limit your characters when sending IM using your mobile phone because there will be a limit on how big is your message add to this that if your message is long it can be sent in multiple messages depending on the type phone and service you use. You don’t have to memorize thousands of acronyms, just pick a dozen or so that you use often and start sending this short messages easier and quicker.
Here is an alphabetic acronym dictionary:
Full IM acronym Dictionary Here
Last updated: Sunday, March 8, 2009 | 303 Views
