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Years back a required skill for administrative assistants was shorthand.  There are a number of shorthand systems including Gregg Shorthand, Pitman Shorthand, and Handywrite Shorthand.  With the advent of technology, texting, and 140-character tweets the Mad Men-era shorthand has been replaced by a world of abbreviations and phonetic acronyms which describe the most popular thoughts, feelings, and reactions that we use in our daily speech.  Most acronyms are easily decipherable, some  take a bit of noodling to understand, while still others require a quick web search to translate. 

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My quest to better understand today's shorthand led me to netlingo.com; a handy website chock full of business, marketing, software, and text messaging jargon.  I was amazed at how sheltered I've been when it comes to tech shorthand.  Sure most everyone knows the LOL's and OMG's, but there's a whole world of acronyms that I didn't even know existed.  What follows are some of the less popular but no less interesting acronyms that will dazzle your BFF's:

?^ - Hook Up
*$ - Starbucks

,!!!! - Talk to the Hand
::poof:: - I'm Gone (or Goodbye)
@TEOTD - At the End of the Day
AAK - Asleep at the Keyboard
AYV - Are You Vertical?
AIAMU - And I'm a Monkey's Uncle
BSF - But Seriously Folks
BI5 - Back in 5
BBIAB - Be Back in a Bit
CF - Coffee Freak
CMU - Crack Me Up
DBD - Don't be Dumb
dewd - Dude
EMFJI - Excuse Me for Jumping In
FE - Fatal Error
G1 - Good One
GAS - Got a Second?
HAND - Have a Nice Day
HBB - Hip Beyond Belief
IAE - In Any Event
IANAC - I am Not a Crook
IME - In My Experience
J/C - Just Checking
J5M - Just Five Minutes
KB - Kick Butt
KMP - Keep Me Posted
LDTTWA - Let's Do the Time Warp Again
LORE - Learn Once, Repeat Everywhere
Luser - Loser
M4C - Meet for Coffee

Lonnie Pacelli
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