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 |
