Ameriphone Q90 User Manual

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Here are some commonly accepted
abbreviations that reduce the need to
type long phrases.

GA means “Go Ahead”. When you finish
typing your sentence or message, press
GA key or type GA to show it’s the other
party’s turn to respond. For example,
“

HI, THIS IS JANE, HOW CAN I HELP

YOU? GA”.

When you see GA at the

end of an incoming sentence or
message, it is your turn to respond.

Q is often used instead of a question
mark. For example, “

HOW ARE YOU Q”.

SK means “Stop Keying”. Press SK key
or type SK when you are ready to end
the conversation. Typing GA followed by
SK is a polite way to say good-bye and
to give the other party a last chance to
respond before hanging up. For
example, “

NICE TALKING WITH YOU

SK”.

Type SKSK to show that you’re hanging
up. For example, “

BYE NOW SKSK”.

Here are more abbreviations which are
commonly used by TTY users.

ASAP

As soon as possible

ASST

Assistant

BIZ

Business

Communication assistant

CD or CLD

Could

CUZ

Because

Doctor

Education

FIGS

Figures

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TTY USER’S ETIQUETTE

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ILY

I love you

IMPT

Important

LTRS

Letters

MSG

Message

MISC

Miscellaneous

MTG

Meeting

NBR

Number

OIC

Oh I see

OPR

Operator

PLS

Please

SVC

Service

THKS

Thank you

THRU

Through

TMW

Tomorrow

You

Your

URS

Yours

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