Fiona's Romance Dictionary

New to the on-line romance community? Been around the block but all those abbreviations blurring together? Here is a list I started from my own sanity.

Conversation:

BRB-Be right back

TTYL-Talk to you later

DH-Darling Husband

BIL, SIL, FIL, MIL- Brother, Sister, Father, Mother In-Law

KWIM-Know What I Mean?

IMHO (IMO)-In My Honest Opinion

GMTA-Great Minds Think Alike

BRB-Be Right Back

BBL-Be Back Later

BTDT-Been There, Done That

BTW-By The Way

FTR-For The Record

FWIW-For What Its Worth

FYI-FOr Your Information

HTH-Hope This Helps

IRL-In Real Life

JJ or J/J-Just Joking

JK or J/K-Just Kidding

LOL-Laugh Out Loud

ROFL-Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO (LMAO)-Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

MYOB-Mind Your Own Business

NMS-Not My Style

NP-No Problem

OMG-Oh My Gosh

TIA-Thanks In Advance

About the Genre:

H/H-Hero and Heroine

TSTL-Too Stupid To Live

Books:

AKISA-A Knight In Shining Armour by Jude Deveraux

DoY-Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas

TFATF-The Flame and The Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss

Blogging:

Expandable Post-This is where you display only a portion of your post on you blog, requiring readers to click a link (often "read more") to view the entire post. For instructions on how to create expandable posts, visit this Blogger Help Desk Link

Sticky-A sticky is a post that stays at the top of your blog. To create a sticky post, click on the Post and Comment Options arrow at the bottom of an edited post box. Date the post several days in advanced and it will stay at the top of your blog with other posts listing beneath it.

BB-Bulletin Board

A Sybil-A post where you put up the cover, a link to the book, and the blurb without making a judgment.