whats the meaning of "LOL"?
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whats the meaning of "LOL"?
there are too many LOLs in the forum,i cant catch the meaning of it.its hard for me to understand for i m not a native english speaker,with the same situation to my friends and colleagues.would you do me a favor ?thanks a lot~
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While I do not approve of the trend, it is clear that it is here for now. Here's some other common abbreviations being used in forums:
Abbreviation - Meaning
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BFN - Bye For Now
BTW - By The Way
FAQ(s) - Frequently Asked Question(s)
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (not only a forum abbreviation)
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
HTH - Hope This Helps (or Helped)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - Pain In The A***
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
RTFM - Read The [Flipping] Manual
TBH - To Be Honest
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
WFM - Works For Me
WRT - With Respect To
Abbreviation - Meaning
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BFN - Bye For Now
BTW - By The Way
FAQ(s) - Frequently Asked Question(s)
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (not only a forum abbreviation)
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
HTH - Hope This Helps (or Helped)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - Pain In The A***
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
RTFM - Read The [Flipping] Manual
TBH - To Be Honest
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
WFM - Works For Me
WRT - With Respect To