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What Are Smilies/Emoticons and Acronyms?
The Top 20 Smilies & Acronyms Used On CFS-20s
Internet Smilies/Emoticons
Acronyms/Terms Specific To CFS-20s or CFS/ME/FM Mailing Lists
Internet (And IRC Specific) Acronyms

This information is also available in text form HERE.

Top Tip: *Don't* try to learn all of the smilies and acronyms listed here! You'll only ever use a small percentage, so just use this list to refer to whenever you come across any unknown acronyms or smilies, and before long you'll soon pick them up. If you really want to learn some, then just learn those in our 'Top 20'.

What Are Smilies/Emoticons and Acronyms?

Where text on a screen is so emotionless, Internet users started using Smilies (Emoticons). When viewed from the side, these strings of characters form expressive faces. e.g. :-) is a smiling face and :-( is a sad face. They also used Acronyms to replace well used phrases or to represent real life emotions (such as laughing out loud). Finally, there was also a technical reason why smilies and abbreviations sprung up on the net. By cutting down on the amount of text, they save on 'bandwidth' and possibly storage space..

So that everyone can understand one another, an unofficial set of smilies and acronyms cropped up. The following is a list of the more popular ones and, the ones you are most likely to come across on CFS-20s and #cfs-20s.

CFS-20s and other CFS/ME/FMS mailing lists/news groups also use acronyms and terms that are specific to these communities. Some of them are just general medical acronyms, where as others will only ever be found in CFS-20s and/or other CFS/ME/FMS groups. You can find a list of them all here.

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The 'Top 20' Smilies & Acronyms Used On CFS-20s
`:-)`	Smiling - Person is happy/joking.	CFS	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
`;-)`	Winking - Person made a flirtatious/sarcastic remark.	FMS	Fibromyalgia Syndrome
`:-(`	Sad - Person is sad/upset.	IMHO	In My Humble/Honest Opinion
`:-/`	Frowning - Person is frowning/perturbed/skeptical.	j/k	Just Kidding
AIYH	All In Your Head	LOL	Laughing Out Loud
AWAP	As Well As Possible	MCS	Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
DD	Damn/Dreaded/Disabling/etc. Disease	ME	Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
<g>	Grin or Giggle	NMH	Neurally Mediated Hypotension
(((name)))	Hugs	PWC	Person With CFIDS
CFIDS	Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome	ROTFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

ALSO:
Typing in Capitals: When someone types a word in capitals, then they are 'SHOUTING'. Because it is hard to read text that is all caps, it is frowned upon if you do it a lot, so use this sparingly and just when you need to express that particular emotion.

Stars/asterisks around words: This is used to either emphasize a word or to stress an action. e.g. If I said "I did *not* like that!", it means I am adamant about not liking it.

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Internet Smilies/Emoticons
The More Common Smilies
:-)	This person is either happy or joking.	;-)	This person is winking because they just said something cheeky, flirtatious and/or sarcastic.
:-(	This person is either sad, upset or depressed, or they did not like the last statement made.	:-/	This person is either frowning, perturbed, perplexed, or skeptical about the last statement made.
:-p	This person is sticking their tongue out, or blowing a raspberry.	#-)	This person is muddled/indicates Brainfog.
;-p	Combination of the winky smilie and sticking your tongue out.	:-X	My lips are sealed.

Mini-Smilies - Same as above, only less so.
:)	Happy	:(	Sad	:/	Frowning
:p	Tongue	:D	Laughter	:,(	Crying

The Less Common Smilies
\|-)	This person has their eyes shut/is asleep.	:-D	This person is laughing or has a big smile.
:-)~	This person is drooling/dribbling.	:-*	A Kiss.
:->	This person just made a really evil sarcastic remark. Like a ;-) only more so.	:-I	This person is indifferent. Neither happy or sad.
:-O	This person is shocked or aghast.	8-)	This person is wearing glasses/sunglasses or is wide eyed.
O :-)	This person is an angel, butter wouldn't melt in their mouths.	:'-(	This person is sad and crying.
:'-)	This person is happy and crying.	:-@	This person is screaming.

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Acronyms/Terms Specific To CFS-20s or CFS/ME/FM Mailing Lists (Terms in 'BOLD' are specific to CFS-20s)
AIYH	All In Your Head	ME	Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
BOD	CFS-20s' Board of Directors - the people who help run the List	MPS	Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Brainfog	Term used to describe the fuzzy brain symptoms of CFIDS.	NMH	Neurally Mediated Hypotension
CFIDS	Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome	POTS	Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
CFS	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	PVFS	Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome
DD	Damn/Dreaded/Disabling/etc. Disease	PWC	Person with CFS/CFIDS/M.E./FMS
dx or dx'ed	diagnose or diagnosed	PWME	Person With ME
EBV	Epstein Barr Virus	PWF	Person With FMS
EI	Environmental Illness	Rx	Prescription Drug
Flatbacked	Someone who has to stay 'flatbacked' in bed/on sofa.	RLS	Restless Leg Syndrome
FM or FMS	Fibromyalgia Syndrome	SOTS	Systematic Othostatic Tacycardia Syndrome
Founding Mothers	Robyn, Amanda, and Cat. Three wise and wonderful women who founded CFS-20s	Tobyn	Todd + Robyn = "Tobyn"
Frainbog	How someone with Brainfog spells Brainfog! ;-)	TTT	Tilt Table Test (a test often used to diagnose NMH)
GF	Glandular Fever (Mono)	YPWC	Young Person With CFS/CFIDS (generally 25 and under)
GWS	Gulf War Syndrome	YPWF	Young Person With FMS (generally 25 and under)
IBS	Irritable Bowel Syndrome	YPWME	Young Person With ME (generally 25 and under)
MCS	Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

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Internet (And IRC Specific) Acronyms
Internet Acronyms
AFAIK	As Far As I Know	IMHO	In My Humble/Honest Opinion
AKA	Also Known As	IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion
ASAP	As Soon As Possible	IMO	In My Opinion
ATM	At The Moment	IRL	In Real Life
AWAP	As Well As Possible	ISTR	I Seem To Recall
BTW	By The Way	J/K	Just Kidding
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions	LOL	Laughing Out Loud
FWIW	For What it's Worth	OBTW	Oh By The Way
FYI	For Your Information	OTOH	On The Other Hand
<g>	Grin or Giggle	RL	Real Life (i.e Off the net)
<eg>	Evil Grin or Giggle	ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing
<lg>	Little Grin or Giggle (User wants to grin/giggle but finding it hard to)	ROTFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass/Arse Off
{{{name}}}	Hugs	RTFM	Read The Fucking Manual
(((name)))	Hugs	SO	Significant Other
GDR	Grin, Duck and Run	SOL	Shit Outta Luck
HAND	Have A Nice Day	SOS	Same Old Shit (or Stuff)
HTH	Hope This Helps	TIA	Thanks In Advance
ICBW	I Could Be Wrong	WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get
IIRC	If I Recall Correctly	YMMV	Your Mileage May Vary (That's my opinion/experience, your's might be different.)
IMAO	In My Arrogant Opinion

IRC Specific Acronyms
AFK	Away From Keyboard	GGP	Gotta Go Pee!
B4	Before	IC	I See
BCNU	Be Seeing You	IDK	I Don't Know
BFN	Bye For Now	L8R	Later
BACK	Back At Keyboard	OIC	Oh, I See!
BBL	Be Back Later	rehi	Hello Again
BRB	Be Right Back	SYL	See You Later
CUL8R	See You Later	TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
F2F	Face To Face	TTYL	Talk To You Later
GBH	Great Big Hug	WB	Welcome Back

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