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Resource Guide: TTY ABBREVIATIONS

Last Updated; June 6, 2008

Conversation Control:

• GA – Go Ahead (used to indicate that you want the other person to begin typing)
• SK – Stop Keying (use to end a conversation)
• Q GA- question go ahead (after question)

Common Abbreviations

• AM – morning
• ANS – answer
• CD or CUD – could
• CUZ – because
• HD or HLD – hold
• INFO – information
• LTR – letter
• MIN – minute
• MSG – message
• MTG - meeting
• NBR – number
• OK – okay
• PLS- please
• PM – afternoon; evening
• R – are
• RPT – repeat
• SHD or SHUD – should
• THRU – through
• TMW – tomorrow
• U – you
• UR - your
• WD or WUD - would

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