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 kMary  the more brackets you use, the bigger the hug