To make a TTY-based Relay conversations move faster, generally accepted abbreviations have been developed for many commonly used words.
Conversational Controls
GA |
Go Ahead (to indicate that you are ready for the other person's response) |
SK |
Stop Keying (to end a conversation) |
GA to SK |
I'm Finished, But If You Have Something Else to Say, Go Ahead |
Common Abbreviations
ANS MACH |
Answering Machine |
APT |
Apartment |
APPT |
Appointment |
CC |
Closed Captioned |
CUZ |
Because |
HA HA HA |
To indicate something is funny/made you laugh/is a joke |
HD or HLD |
Hold |
HMMM |
To indicate that you are thinking about something |
HOH or HH |
Hard of Hearing |
ILY |
I Love You |
LV MSG |
Leave Message |
MTG |
Meeting |
NBR |
Number (Phone Number) |
OIC |
Oh, I See |
OPR |
Operator |
PBLM |
Problem |
PLS |
Please |
PLS HD |
Please Hold |
Q |
Question Mark |
R |
Are |
SMILE |
To indicate something makes you happy/is funny |
TERP |
Interpreter |
THK |
Thank |
THX |
Thanks |
THRU |
Through |
TMW |
Tomorrow |
U |
You |
UR |
Your |
URS |
Yours |
XOXO |
Hugs and Kisses |