If you’ve ever had conversations with people in online chat rooms, used instant message apps, had a conversation via text message, or engaged in a discussion with a teenager, you must have at least come across some of the instant message abbreviations out there. In

When Apple announced iChat in 2003, Mac AIM users were enthusiastic: AOL’s own Mac client hadn’t really made the adjustment to OS X, and there was little indication Mac users would be full citizens on AIM any time soon.
Though iChat did a lot to