For general reference:
FTF, face-to-face, as opposed to remote or computer-mediated communication,
virtual interaction
BTW, by-the-way
IMHO, in my humble opinion --- one I never use, for obvious reasons :)
:) an emoticon, simplified variant of :-) which is a smiley face on its
side; my word-processor will actually automatically convert it to a
right-side up smiley face symbol -- which I really hate!
JAY.
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JAY L. LEMKE
PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
JLLBC who-is-at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
<http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/education/jlemke/index.htm>
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