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Translate Your Kid’s Cyberlanguage

Do you know what PAW means? How about LUWAMH? It’s hard to keep an eye on your kids online when you don’t speak the same language.

Teenangels.org, a division of WiredSafety.org, offers a downloadable chat lingo translator and an updated list of common acronyms used in instant messaging and text messaging. Netlingo.com is another source for the shorthand and acronyms used in online communication.