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What do all those abbreviations used in chat mean? Chat conversations often take place at a very quick pace.  To keep things flowing back and forth, it often helps to use abbreviations for frequently typed expressions.  Below is a list of abbreviations you may see in chat messages: Abbreviation What It Means lol Laugh out loud rotfl Roll on the floor laughing btw By the way imho In my humble opinion brb Be right back ttyl Talk to you later Another common practice is to use numbers in place of letters.  For example, the phrase "c u 2nite" means "I will see you tonight."			Additional Websites USF Laptop Initiative: Mail and iChat Basics (PDF) Apple Support: iChat AV Apple Learning Interchange: iChat AV and iSight— Bringing Schools Together Texas Tech University: Introduction to iChat (PDF)
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