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Here is a list of most of the common abbreviations used on our message board and in chat.

You may see these abbreviations both on the board and in chat:

ADM Atlantean Dolphin Masters (a Cauldron joke)
AFAIK As Far As I Know
BTW By The Way, or British Traditional Wicca/Witchcraft/Wiccan/Witch, depending on context
CM Ceremonial Magick/Ceremonial Magican
DD Dear Daughter
DH Dear Husband
ETA Edited to Add (rarely Estimated Time of Arrival)
F/X For Example
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FF Fumble Fingers
FWIW For What It's Worth
G Grin
G&D Grin & Duck
G&D&R Grin & Duck & Run
G&D&RLH Grin & Duck & Run Like Hell
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
HP High Priest
HPS High Priestess
IIRC If I Recall/Remember Correctly
IMHO In My Humble/Honest Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IOW In Other Words
JIC Just In Case
JK Just Kidding
L Laugh
LJ LiveJournal
LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
LOL Laugh Out Loud
MOF Matter of Fact
MMC Maiden/Mother/Crone
NP No Problem
OIC Oh, I See
OMG Oh My God(s)
OTOH On The Other Hand
PITA Pain In The Ass
POV Point Of View
PW About.com's Pagan/Wiccan Religion board
ROTFLOL Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
SO Significant Other
TC The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum
TIA Thanks In Advance
TMI Too Much Information
TT The Thicket (A Witches' Thicket on Delphiforums)
TWO Teen Witch Online
TWV The Witches' Voice (aka WitchVox)
TY Thank You
UPG Uncomfirmed (or Unverified) Personal Gnosis
VEG Very Evil Grin
W/R/T With Regard To
WEG Wide Evil Grin
WG Wide Grin
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary (i.e. Things may be different for you)
YW You're Welcome

You will probably only see these in chat:

AFK Away From Keyboard
B Back
BBIAB Be Back In A Bit
BBL Be Back Later
BRB Be Right Back
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To You Later
WB Welcome Back


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