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If you think texting and tweeting are bringing the language to its knees, you will be ROFL over these abbreviations used in the era of the telegram -- you do remember those, right?

ABT About

BTR Better

B4 Before

C Yes; correct

CUL See you later

FB Fine business (Analogous to "OK")

GA Good afternoon or Go ahead (depending on context)

GE Good evening

GL Good luck

GM Good morning

GN Good night

HI Humour intended

OB Old boy

OC Old chap

OM Old man

OT Old timer

SED Said

SEZ Says

TNX Thanks

TXT Text

CUL!