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Some commonly used emoticons are:


                          Emoticon           Used For
                               :)             Happy                 Emoticon          Used For

                               :(               Sad                    :@           Angry

                              =O             Surprised                 :I           No Expression
                              :O             Shouting                  |-)          Sleepy

                               :’(            Crying                   (-_-)zzz     Sleeping

                              :D             Laughing                  (=_=)        Tired
                              :))           Very Happy                 :$           Embarassed


            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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