Appendix


Common chat abbreviations:

brb	     be right back	                                  ppl     people

btw    	by the way	                                     gmta 	 great minds think alike

afk     away from keys                             	ic        I see

lol	     laughing out loud                         	k       	okay

rofl   	rolling on floor laughing             	bbl    be back later

cya 	   see ya	                                              <eg> 	 evil grin

imho  in my humble opinion

 
Symbols (emoticons) used to show facial expressions:

	:)   or   8)       smiley faces                                               

	:(   or   8(      frown                                                        

 	:P                 sticking out tongue                                 

	:/                  halfway between a smile and a frown    

 	:{)                person with a mustache smiling            

	:*                  a kiss         

a person’s name in brackets indicates you are hugging them; i.e. hugging Mary would be k{{{{{{{{Mary}}}}}}}}  the more brackets you use, the bigger the hug