Eastfield/Stanbrook Civic Assn.

SURFING THE NET

BREAKING THE CODE - UNDERSTANDING THAT STRANGE NEW LANGUAGE

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ON THE INTERNET (LOL and NM) for example:

well here's a little help:
HEY - SAME AS HELLO
WU - WHAT'S UP
NM - NOTHING MUCH
GR&D - GRINNING, RUNNING AND DUCKING
BRB - BE RIGHT BACK
AFK - AWAY FROM KEYBOARD
BRB GTGP - BE RIGHT BACK GOT TO GO (BATHROOM)
BAK - BACK AT KEYBOARD
P911 - PARENTS IN THE ROOM
JK OR J/K - JUST KIDDING
HHOK - HA HA ONLY KIDDING
JJ - JUST LOOKING
LOL - LAUGHING OUT LOUD
ROTFL - ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING
FOCL - FALLING OFF CHAIR LAUGHING
IDGI - I DON'T GET IT
"?" - HUH
BB - BYE-BYE
G2G - GOT TO GO
CUL8R - SEE YOU LATER
TTFN - TA TA FOR NOW

BREAKING THE CODE

"SOME HELPFUL SITES FOR MOM AND DAD"

1)KIDEXCHANGE.ABOUT.COM

2)WWW.ONLINELINGODICTIONARY.HOMEPAGE.COM

3)WWW.CHATLIST.COM

*CODES AND SITES PROVIDED COURTESY OF FAMILYPC NOVEMBER 2000 ISSUE PAGE 76