Common Internet Abbreviations

Introduction
The introduction of primarily text-based communication via the Internet is having a profound effect on every day use of the English language. English speaking people around the world are using an increasing list of acronyms as a form of short-hand to communicate commonly used phrases. However, for people who speak English as a second language, these abbreviations are often unfamiliar. So below is a list of commonly used abbreviations, and what they mean.

Fun Video
If you know some german, you might enjoy this satiric attempt to use as much abbreviations as possible: