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19-11-06, 11:23 PM

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

19-11-06, 11:33 PM

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

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

20-11-06, 04:43 AM

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

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...

20-11-06, 10:50 AM

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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.

20-11-06, 11:43 AM

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

Worse if your technical...

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??

Viney · 20-11-06, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Grinch

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

Worse if your technical...

Xerox is much the same!

20-11-06, 12:18 PM

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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.

19-11-06, 11:23 PM	#1
jim@55 Guest Posts: n/a	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

19-11-06, 11:33 PM	#2
BILLY Guest Posts: n/a	Thank you for clearing things up for me I thought they where all typeo's

19-11-06, 11:49 PM	#3
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	IMHO - in my Humble opinion. And what does "In Real Life " mean - is there more than just this forum where I live

20-11-06, 04:43 AM	#4
philipMac Guest Posts: n/a	Foobar / FUBAR : fooked up beyond recognition. WRT : with respect to SNAFU : Situation Normal, all fooked up.

20-11-06, 11:43 AM	#7
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	You want to work at IBM, its acronym world here... Worse if your technical...