The following abbreviations may help you make more sense of some of the
postings on the newsgroups. (For another selection, and a
slightly different perspective on some of these
ones, follow this link).
AAMOF |
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As a matter of fact |
AFAIK |
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As far as I know |
AFAIR |
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As far as I recall |
AFK |
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Away from keyboard |
AKA |
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Also known as |
ASAP |
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As soon as possible |
AIUI |
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A I understand it |
ATB |
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All the best |
AWOL |
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Absent Without Leave (the term originally referred to
soldiers who took time off without permission – or deserted). |
B4 |
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Before |
<BG> |
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Big grin! |
BSOD |
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Blue Screen of Death (very important for
Windows users!) |
BAK |
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Back at keyboard |
BBL |
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Be back later |
BBS |
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Be back soon |
BCNU |
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Be seeing you |
BFN |
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Bye for now |
BRB |
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Be right back |
BTDT |
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Been there, done that |
BTW |
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By the way |
CU |
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See you |
CUL |
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See you later |
DYJHIW |
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Don't you just hate it
when ... |
<EG> |
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Evil grin |
FAQ |
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Frequently Asked Question |
FWIW |
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For what it's worth |
FYA |
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For your amusement |
<G> |
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Grin! |
g,d&r |
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Grin, duck and run |
g,d&rv,vf |
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Grin, duck and run very,
very fast |
IANAL |
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I am not a lawyer (standard disclaimer) |
IANAD |
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I am not a doctor (standard disclaimer) |
IANAG |
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I am not a geek (if you use
this abbreviation,
you probably are) |
IIRC |
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If I recall correctly |
ISTR |
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I seem to recall |
IYKWIM |
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If you know what I mean |
HIWTH |
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Hate it when that happens |
HTH |
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Hope that helps |
IAE |
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In any event |
IMO |
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In my opinion |
IMHO |
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In my humble opinion |
IMESHO |
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In my ever so humble opinion |
IMNSHO |
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In my not so humble opinion |
IOW |
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In other words |
IRL! |
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In real life out loud! |
JFDI |
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Just fittingly do it
(something like that, anyway). |
LOL! |
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Laugh out loud! |
OT |
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Off topic |
OTOH |
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On the other hand |
OTT |
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Over the top |
PITA |
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Pain In The .. (oh what could that
last word be ... Apple? Aardvark?) |
PMJI |
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Pardon me jumping in |
ROFL! |
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Roll On the Floor
Laughing! |
RSN |
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Real soon now (as in “the Word 12 beta will be starting ...”) |
TTFN |
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Ta ta for now (UK only) |
TIA |
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Thanks In Advance (not very popular
in the newsgroups;
we prefer thanks afterward, and only if we actually gave advice and
it worked) |
<VBG> |
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Very Big Grin |
<vbeg> |
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Very big evil grin |
WRT |
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With regard to, With respect to |
YKYBOTL |
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You know you've been
on-line too long when ... |
YMMV |
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Your Mileage May Vary: in other words, you may or may not
get the desired results, depending on the context. This one has even inspired a
web site: http://www.ymmv.com/ |
:) |
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Smile (after having nose
amputated) |
| :-) |
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Smile (prior to above
operation) |
| :-( |
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Frown (at prospect of
above operation) |
| ;-) |
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Wink (it's ok you don't
need above operation after all) |
