Some English expressions for non-native English readers

Some English expressions for non-native English readers. Many of these(and far more) may be obtained from the Jargon File:

• AFAIK = As Far As I Know
• AKA = Also Known As
• ASAP = As Soon As Possible
• BTW = By The Way (used to introduce some piece of information orquestion that is on a different topic but may be of interest)
• COLA = comp.os.linux.announce (newsgroup)
• ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
• FAQ = Frequently Asked Question
• FUD = Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
• FWIW = For What It's Worth
• FYI = For Your Information
• IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
• IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
• IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
• IMNSHO = In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
• IOW = In Other Words
• LART = Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool (quoting Al Viro: "Anything youuse to forcibly implant the clue into the place where luser's headis")
• LUSER = pronounced "loser", a user who is considered to indeed be aloser (idiot, drongo, wanker, dim-wit, fool, etc.)
• OTOH = On The Other Hand
• PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
• ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
• RSN = Real Soon Now
• RTFM = Read The Fucking Manual (original definition) or Read The FineManual (if you want to pretend to be polite)
• TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (contributed byDavid Niemi, quoting Robert Heinlein in his science fiction novel 'TheMoon is a Harsh Mistress')
• THX = Thanks (thank you)
• TIA = Thanks In Advance
• WIP = Work In Progress
• WRT = With Respect To