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Some commonly used emoticons are:


                                 Emoticon          Used For            Emoticon          Used For
                                     :)              Happy                :@           Angry

                                     :(                Sad                :I           No Expression

                                     =O            Surprised              |-)          Sleepy
                                     :O             Shouting              (-_-)zzz     Sleeping

                                     :’(             Crying               (=_=)        Tired

                                     :D             Laughing              :$           Embarassed
                                     :))          Very Happy


                 You can also use built-in emoticons for different facial expressions. Some of the emoticons are:
















                           The first two emoticons used by their introducer, Scott Fahlman, were :-)
                           depicting a smiling face and :-( depicting a sad face.


                 Acronyms

                 Acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. It may be in the
                 form of an abbreviation like HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or more than one letter

                 from some words like COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language). The use of acronyms
                 became popular with the concept of Short Message Service or SMS. Acronyms works like
                 shorthand for Internet users as it saves typing time. Some of the common acronyms used in
                 Internet communication are:

                        Acronym               Meaning                     Acronym             Meaning

                        LOL         Laughing Out Loud                  F9               Fine
                        CU          See You                            Pls              Please

                        CUL8R       See You Later                      Gr8              Great
                        BTW         By The Way                         Abt              About

                        FAQ         Frequently asked Questions         ASAP             As Soon As Possible
                        OK          Okay                              4ever             Forever



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