WTH R U Saying?

BITD we’d talk F2F. BTDT. Then along came IM and texting. Noses became glued to hand held devices. A secret language emerged. IMHO it spoiled good manners. Teens became reluctant to MIRL with the family. They seem to ROTFL for no reason.

Confused? You need to get down with the lingo! This is the text language of the younger generation. Get with it or get left behind, mon.

What’s a parent to do? (Beside cancel the cell phone data plan) If the young ones don’t listen to reason, then educate yourself with this handy instant messaging acronym dictionary from AOL.

CUL8R

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Translate with the Rosetta Stone:
WTH = What the hell
BITD = Back in the day
F2F = Face to face
IM = Instant Message
IMHO = In my humble opinion
MIRL = Meet in real life
ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
CUL8R = See you later

Parents need to know:
MOS = Mom over shoulder
PAW = Parents are watching
PIR = Parent in room
POS = Parent over shoulder

Misc:
AFAIC = As far as I’m concerned
B4N = Bye for now
BTDT = Been there, done that
FWiW = For what it’s worth
BOTOH = But on the other hand
RL = Real life
PLS = Please
TMB = Text me back
TAFN = That’s all for now
EG = Evil Grin
KIS = Keep it simple