For those new to cyberspace shorthand [CyberSpeak]
(and this is only an introduction):

btw = by the way

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

IRL = In Real Life

ISP = Internet Service Provider

TTYS = Talk To You Soon

During chats or during e-mails, to verify a comment of yours as deliberately a joke or is not to be taken seriously:

< g > = grin

< bg > = big grin

< vbg > = very big grin

< s > = smile

:-) = smile

< bs > = big smile

:> = big smile

< vbs > = very big smile

:-D = very big smile

=:-o = surprised

=:-O = "startled"

These come in handy as sometimes in print a comment can be too satirical and/or come across as brutally straightforward or "insulting" when there is no such intent. If like myself you're a quipster, mine own advice, IMHO, is to use these grins generously.

During chats or when replying to e-mails, you can indicate the level of humour at which you found something that has been typed by another:

lol = Laugh(ing) Out Loud

LOL = Laugh(ing) Out Loud (much harder laughing)

ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My *ss Off…

The use of ALL CAPS WHEN TYPING (both in e-mail and particularly in chat rooms), btw, is considered to be "shouting" and considered to be bad form. Avoid using all caps…

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