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jim@55 19-11-06 11:23 PM

what do you mean??
 
a wee list of common abbreviations used on the comp mostly ,this was copied from another forum,but we use most of these



Dunno about you guys, but some of the acronyms confuse the hell outta me.

Thought I'd put up a quick reference.

Feel free to give your input and I'll update this, coz I know I've missed loads.


BTW - By The Way
FAFFH - F£$%d and Far From Home
FWIW - For What It's Worth
GWS - Get Well Soon
HTH - Hope This/That Helps
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly.
IM/(H)O - In My/(Honest) Opinion.
IRL - In Real Life
IIRC-if i recall/remember correctly
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
OMH - Over My Head
PMSL - **** MySelf Laughing
ROFL - Roll On Floor Laughing
SFB - S^$t For Brains
TIA - Thanks In Advance
WTF - What The F£"k
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get :wink:

BILLY 19-11-06 11:33 PM

Thank you for clearing things up for me I thought they where all typeo's 8)

Stu 19-11-06 11:49 PM

IMHO - in my Humble opinion.

And what does "In Real Life " mean - is there more than just this forum where I live :?

philipMac 20-11-06 04:43 AM

Foobar / FUBAR : fooked up beyond recognition.
WRT : with respect to
SNAFU : Situation Normal, all fooked up.

mysteryjimbo 20-11-06 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu
IMHO - in my Humble opinion.

And what does "In Real Life " mean - is there more than just this forum where I live :?

Thought is was "honest opinion". :? I'd never say humble... :lol:

Ping 20-11-06 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philipMac
Foobar / FUBAR : fooked up beyond recognition.
WRT : with respect to
SNAFU : Situation Normal, all fooked up.

That's 'Fooked Up Beyond All Recognition'. I think it was used in the film Tango & Cash... or at least it was a Kurt Russel film anyway. No idea if it had any life before then.

:)

Grinch 20-11-06 11:43 AM

You want to work at IBM, its acronym world here...

Worse if your technical...

skidmarx 20-11-06 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ping
Quote:

Originally Posted by philipMac
Foobar / FUBAR : fooked up beyond recognition.
WRT : with respect to
SNAFU : Situation Normal, all fooked up.

That's 'Fooked Up Beyond All Recognition'. I think it was used in the film Tango & Cash... or at least it was a Kurt Russel film anyway. No idea if it had any life before then.

:)

It was definately in Saving Private Ryan, and I think get a mention in Catch 22?? :-k

Viney 20-11-06 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grinch
You want to work at IBM, its acronym world here...

Worse if your technical...

Xerox is much the same!

Grinch 20-11-06 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney
Quote:

Originally Posted by Grinch
You want to work at IBM, its acronym world here...

Worse if your technical...

Xerox is much the same!

and everyone assumes you know them all... I couldn't care what the latest acronym is.


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