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OCTOBER 7, 2006 Listen to this Story
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In his text messages to a 16-year-old page, former representative Mark Foley typed things like "LOL" and "me 2." While those words are pretty close to English, texting and e-mail have tested the limits of language. Weekend America's Hillary Frank takes a look at how this kind of lingo caused confusion on one college campus.
Weekend America's A-List of Acronyms
14AA41 - One for All and All for One
AAAAA - American Association Against Acronym Abuse
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BLIML2WA - Back Later I'm Listening to Weekend America
BSOD - Blue Screen of Death
CAAC - Cool As A Cucumber
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
IYKWIMAITYD - If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
OMB - Oh My Buddha
OOAK - One Of A Kind
POS - Parent Over Shoulder
QL - Quit Laughing
SITCOMs - Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage
SOHF - Sense of Humor Failure
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
WDALYIC - Who Died And Left You In Charge
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- Artist: TBA
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