By utilizing what is commonly called, "Cyber Lingo." The table below outlines some of the most commonly used lingo on the Internet. Although these abbreviations are used mainly in chatrooms, you will find them used in email messages, as well.
| afk | away from the keyboard | ttyl | talk to you later |
| bbl | be back later | ttys | talk to you soon |
| brb | be right back | ty or t/y | thank you |
| btdt | been there, done that | wb or w/b | welcome back |
| btw | by the way | yw or y/w | you're welcome |
| cy | see ya | <bg> | big grin |
| ggp | gotta go use the facilities | <bs> | big smile |
| imho | in my humble opinion | <eg> | evil grin |
| k | ok (yup, we're lazy) | <g> | grin |
| lol | laughing out loud | <s> | smile |
| rofl | rolling on the floor laughing | <vbg> | very big grin |
| roflmao | rolling on the floor, laughing my a.. off | <vbs> | very big smile |
| ttfn | ta ta for now | <wg> | wicked grin |