IM Shortcuts for my Mum
Here’s a quick post for my Mum, who has recently retired and discovered instant messaging.
Shortcut | Meaning | Real world usage |
---|---|---|
\o or o/ | A wave, hello or goodbye | Matthew & Hannah waving from the car. |
:-) | Smiling | You’re happy about something |
;-) | Cheeky wink | Yes, of course I’ll fill the car up with petrol. |
:-( | Sad | The bar has run out of Gin & Tonic |
:-| | Not impressed | The look you give me when I swear |
>:-( | Cross | Like when I carry on swearing |
:-D | A big grin, more than smiling, but not quite laughing | You realise on a Monday that you’re retired, and don’t have to go to work. |
:-P | Blowing a raspberry | Like I apparantly did to that old lady when I was in my pram all those years ago. |
:-O | Suprised | Stuart’s gone home, and we still have cake in the cupboard :-O |
LOL | Laugh out loud | Laughing, like when I fart at the dinner table (You do find that funny don’t you?) |
BRB | Be right back | When you nip out to the shop, you’ll be right back. |
np | No problem | Mum, can I have £10 … No problem |
o_O | A bemused look | The look I gave j-lappy when he suggested I used banging the Queen as a situation where o_O would be appropriate |
Feel free to add more in the comments, but keep it clean, my Mum will be reading ;-)
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