With more than 82 million people texting regularly, it’s no wonder you’ve seen this cryptic looking code!<\/p>\n
Commonly used wherever people get online – including IMing, SMSing, cell phones, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, in chat rooms, on blogs – these abbreviations are used by people to communicate with each other. Most of them are exactly the same in Polish, or should I say most people in Poland use the English ones.<\/p>\n
Here is a list of some of them with the explanation in English and Polish:<\/p>\n
AIUI \u00a0(as I understand it)<\/span> AIUI (jak rozumiem)<\/span> Used after explaining something from your point of view<\/p>\n ASL (age, sex, location?)<\/span> ASL (wiek, p\u0142e\u0107, miejsce zamieszkania)<\/span> Used when instant messaging to find out a person’s age, gender and location<\/p>\n ATM (at the moment)<\/span> ATM (w tym momencie)<\/span> Used to mean right now<\/p>\n BBL (be back later)<\/span> BBL (b\u0119d\u0119 p\u00f3\u017aniej)<\/span> Used when you need to leave an instant message conversation for a while<\/p>\n BCNU (be seeing you)<\/span> BCNU (do zobaczenia)<\/span> Used when saying goodbye<\/p>\n BION (believe it or not)<\/span> BION (cho\u0107 trudno w to uwierzy\u0107)<\/span> Used after mentioning something that is surprising<\/p>\n BRB (be right back)<\/span> Z\/W (zaraz wracam)<\/span> Used when you need to leave an instant message conversation for a while<\/p>\n BYOB (bring your own beer)<\/span> BYOB (przynie\u015b swoje piwo)<\/span> Used on party invites to let people know they should bring their own alcohol<\/p>\n CU (see you)<\/span> CU (do zobaczenia)<\/span> Used when saying goodbye<\/p>\n CUL (see you later)<\/span> CUL (do zobaczenia p\u00f3\u017aniej)<\/span> Used when saying goodbye<\/p>\n DIKU (do I know you?)<\/span> DIKU (Czy my si\u0119 znamy?)<\/span> Used when you don’t recognise the person who has messaged you<\/p>\n EOM (end of message)<\/span> EOM (koniec)<\/span> Used as an automated response when a conversation or SMS message ends<\/p>\n FYI (for your information)<\/span> FYI (dla twojej wiadomo\u015bci)<\/span> Used when telling someone something that is specific to them or when interjecting upon a preconceived idea someone has<\/p>\n G2G (got to go)<\/span> G2G (musz\u0119 i\u015b\u0107)<\/span> Used when something suddenly comes up and you have to leave the computer<\/p>\n IMO (in my opinion)<\/span> IMO (moim zdaniem)<\/span> Used when giving a personal opinion<\/p>\n IMHO (in my humble opinion)<\/span> MSZ (moim skromnym zdaniem)<\/span>Used when giving a personal opinion<\/p>\n IOU (I owe you)<\/span> IOU (jestem Ci winien przys\u0142ug\u0119)<\/span> Used when someone does something for you and you want to let them know that you owe them a favour<\/p>\n J\/K (just kidding)<\/span> J\/K (tylko \u017cartowa\u0142em)<\/span> Used after making a joke, which is ambiguous whether or not it is serious<\/p>\n L8R (later)<\/span> L8R (p\u00f3\u017aniej)<\/span> Used when saying goodbye or when you are not currently free to do something but will do it later on<\/p>\n LOL (laughing out loud)<\/span> LOL (\u015bmia\u0107 si\u0119 g\u0142o\u015bno)<\/span> Used as a reaction when you find something funny<\/p>\n MYOB (mind your own business)<\/span> MYOB (nie tw\u00f3j interes)<\/span> Used when you want to keep something private<\/p>\n NRN (not right now)<\/span> NRN (nie teraz)<\/span> Used when you are not free to do something right away<\/p>\n RFD (request for discussion)<\/span> RFD (zaproszenie do rozmowy)<\/span> Used when you want to talk to someone about something<\/p>\n TB (text back)<\/span> TB (odpisz)<\/span> Used at the end of an SMS when you want a reply<\/p>\n TBH (to be honest)<\/span> TBH (szczerze m\u00f3wi\u0105c)<\/span>Used to explain or clarify your personal opinion on a subject<\/p>\n TIA (thanks in advance)<\/span> TIA (z g\u00f3ry dzi\u0119kuj\u0119)<\/span> Used when thanking someone before they have helped you<\/p>\n THX (thanks)<\/span> THX (dzi\u0119ki)<\/span> Used when thanking someone<\/p>\n TTYL (talk to you later)<\/span> TTYL (do us\u0142yszenia wkr\u00f3tce)<\/span> Used when saying goodbye<\/p>\n 4U (for you)<\/span> 4U ( dla ciebie)<\/span> Used when sending something to a particular person<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’m sure I missed some of them, but hopefully this list will come in handy for you:)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do nast<\/b>\u0119pnego razu… <\/b>(Till next time…)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With more than 82 million people texting regularly, it’s no wonder you’ve seen this cryptic looking code! Commonly used wherever people get online – including IMing, SMSing, cell phones, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, in chat rooms, on blogs – these abbreviations are used by people to communicate with each other. Most of them…<\/p>\n