Appendix B - Glossary of Acronyms and Emoticons used in this Essay

Acronyms -	- Meaning
A/S/L	Age/Sex/Location
BRB	Be Right Back
BTW	By The Way
GF	Girl Friend
IRL	In Real Life
JK	Joking
KOTC	Kiss On The Cheek
KYAO	Kiss You All Over
LOL	Laughing Out Loud (but I have heard other crazy translations depending on mood of lounge)
LMAO	Laughing My Ass Off
LMBO	Laughing My Butt Off
MIA	Missing In Action
NP	No Problem
OMG	Oh My God!
ROFLMAO	Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROFLMBO	Rolling On Floor Laughing My Butt Off
TTL	Talk To you Later
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
WAG	Wild Ass Guess
WB	Welcome Back
YW	Your Welcome

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Emoticon -	- Meaning
:)	Is a happy face
:-)	Is another variation of the happy face
;)	Winking and/or flirting
;-)	Is a variation on winking and/or flirting
:(	Is a sad face
:-(	Is another variation of the sad face
:pbpbpbbp	Is someone wagging their tongue at you or licking lips
:p~~~	Is someone sticking out their tongue
(_|_)	Oops you have just been mooned by another person in the community.
----->	Used to point to list of Ids on the right of the lounge (Yahoo games)
<-----	Used when referring to oneself as in "<----- Likes ice-cream" means I like ice-cream.
---/---@	A rose for a friend
-----/-----@@@@	Roses for a friend
/o-o\	Watching someone