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SMILEY FACES & OTHER EXPRESSIONS Remember how difficult it is to convey emotions through email. Using emoticons can help. Sometimes to let a person you are emailing you can let them know what sort of mood you are in. You can let them know that what you just said was said as a joke :-). Here are some basic Smileys. :-) Basic smiley :-( Frowning smiley :-X Lips are sealed :-/ User is sceptical ;-) Winky smile :-> Sarcastic smile :-C User is really annoyed :-O Uh-Oh ACRONYMS To cut down on the size of emails you can use an acronym. Here are some basic ones. AFK Away from keyboard BRB Be right back BTW By the way FHC Family History Centre FHL Family History Library FWIW For what its worth FYI For your information GMTA Great minds think alike IGI International Genealogical Index IMHO In my humble opinion LOL Laughing out loud NGS National Genealogy Society OTOH On the other hand ROTF Rolling on the floor (with laughter) TTYL Talk to you later TTFN Ta Ta for now Sometimes we get into the habit of using acronyms so frequently that we forget what the letters really mean. Depending on what words the letters represent, you might possibly offend someone. So be sure you know what the letters stand for before you use an acronym. Because the Internet is a public forum, please show manners while online. Written with the help of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy"- Rhonda McClureBlank. Revised: April 13, 2001. Copyright © 1997 by Tall Trees Family History. All trademarks or product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.