Commonly Used TTY Abbreviations

Commonly Used TTY Abbreviations
It is common for TTY callers to use many of these abbreviations in their TTY conversations. This is used to minimize keystrokes and long distance charges on the TTY. These abbreviations are also used to supplement modern abbreviations, postal codes and "emoticons" such as ":-)" on 2-way wireless text messaging as well as Internet instant messaging applications. Common abbreviations are as follows - those listed with an asterisk (*) are the basics in all TTY conversations. Those in italics (or slight variations) are more applicable to weather or emergency situations. Be sure to find out any localized abbreviations that may not be known nationwide.
Abbreviation	Definition
A
ABT	About
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
AM	Morning
*AMBL, AMBU*	*Ambulance*
ANS	Answer
ANS MACH	Answering Machine
ASAP	As soon as possible
B
BEC, CUZ	Because
C
CA	Communication Asst. (Relay Operator)
CC	(Closed) Captioning
CD, CLD	Could
CI	Cochlear Implant
CLR	Clear
CU	See you!
CN	Can
D
*DOB*	*Date of Birth*
*DOC, DR*	*Doctor*
E
F
G
*GA	Go Ahead
*GA SK, GA to SK	Anything else?
GOVT	Government
H
HAND	Have a nice day!
*HD, HLD	Hold
*HOSP*	*Hospital*
I
IMPT	Important
INFO	Information
*INT, TERP*	*Interpreter*
ILY	I love you
J
K
KIT	Keep in touch!
L
LD	Long-distance
LTR	Letter
LV	Leave
M
MIN	Minute
MSG, MSSG	Message
MTG	Meeting
MYOB	Mind your own business!
N
N	And
NBR	Number
NITE	Night
NP, NO PBLM	No problem!
O
OK	Okay
OIC	Oh I see...
OPR	Operator
OXOX	Hugs and kisses
P
PH	Phone
PLS	Please
Q
*Q, QQ, QM	Question mark
R
R	Are
RD	Read
REC, RCV	Receive
S
SHD	Should
*SK	Stop Keying
*STRM*	*Storm*
T
THNK, TKS, THX	Thanks
THRU	Through
TTY, TDD	Text Telephone
TU, TY	Thank you
TMW, TMR	Tomorrow
U
U	You
UR	Your
V
W
WD, WUD	Would
X
XXX	Errors
Y
Z