$.02 - two
cent's worth
AFAIK - as far as
I know
ASAP - as soon
as possible
AV
- Authorized Version
BBL -
Be Back Later
BCE -
before the common era (aka BC)
BCP -
Book of Common Prayer
BFN -
Bye For Now
BRB -
Be Right Back
BTAIM - be that as
it may
BTW -
by the way
CAD -
Control-Alternate-Delete or Computer Aided Design
CE
- Common Era (aka AD)
CEV -
Contemporary English Version
CP
- copy protection
FUBAR - fouled up
beyond all recognition
FWIW - for what
it's worth
FYI -
for your information
<g>
- grin
<G>
- big grin
gd&h - grinning,
ducking and hiding
gd&r - grinning,
ducking and running
GNB -
Good News Bible
Greek OT - collection of Jewish holy
books in Greek; aka LXX
HB
- Hebrew Bible
HSIK - how should
I know
IAE -
in any event
IANAL - I am not a
lawyer
IAW -
in accordance with
IM
- instrumental music
IMO -
in my opinion
IMHO - in my
humble opinion
IMNSHO - in my not
-so -humble opinion
ISTM - it seems
to me
IWSTY - it would
seem to you
JFYI - just
for your information
KJV -
King James Version
LB
- Living Bible
LOL -
laughing out loud or lots of luck
LMAO - laughing
my <ahem> off
LXX -
common abbreviation for Greek OT; or, for many, the Septuagint
MS(S) - manuscript(s)
NAB -
New American Bible (Catholic)
NASB - New American
Standard Bible
NBD -
no big deal
NCV -
New Century Version
NEB -
New English Bible
NIV -
New International Version
NJV -
New Jewish Version
NOYB - none
of your business
NRSV - New Revised
Standard Version
NT
- New Testament
OBE -
overcome by events (no longer relevant)
OC
- one cup
OIC -
oh, I see
OT
- Old Testament
OTC -
on the contrary
OTL -
out to lunch
OTOH - on the
other hand
ME
- mutual edification
PMFJI - pardon me
for jumping in
PMJI - pardon
my jumping in
PTB -
powers that be
REB -
Revised English Bible
ROTFL - rolling on
the floor laughing
RSN -
real soon now
RSV -
Revised Standard Version
RTFM - read
the fine manual
RV
- Revised Version
SNAFU - situation
normal, all fouled up
Sysop - Systems Operator;
person who runs a computer system
TANSTAAFL - there ain't no such thing as a
free lunch
TEV -
Today's English Version (aka GNB)
TAFN - that's
all for now
TIA -
thanks in advance
TIC -
tongue in cheek
TTFN - ta
-ta for now (good bye)
TTYL - talk
to you later
TSR -
terminate and stay resident (computer program runs in memory)
WOA -
work of art
WYSIWYG - what you see is what
you get
YB
- your brother
YBIC - your
brother in Christ
YS
- your sister
YSIC - your
sister in Christ