Gergely
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 03:55 PM |
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LOL, IMHO, FAO - what do they mean?? I need a vocabulary!
Hi, I find more and more of these acronyms everywhere but being a non-native speaker I don't get them... can you help and explain the most
frequently used ones, please? Just add any you can think of and explain, this way I (and maybe others, too) will be able to look back on this thread
if I don't understand something...
Thanks!
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Dazza
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 04:00 PM |
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lol
LOL.......... larf out loud
LMAO.........larfing my arse off
FAO............. for attention of
BTTT, ....??? not sure myself.
fuckit
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iank
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 04:01 PM |
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LOL - Laughing Out Loud
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
FAO - For the Attention Of
Bah not first  
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the Floor Laughing My Arse Off
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
[Edited on 24/8/06 by iank]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 04:02 PM |
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bttt- back to the top. Generally used to bump a post back to the top of a list.
Also, SWMBO - she who must be obeyed.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
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iank
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 04:06 PM |
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There is a full (and I mean full) dictionary here
http://www.acronymdictionary.co.uk/acronymae.html
Haven't seen 90% of them, but I don't do much IRC where they tend to be used a lot.
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Humbug
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 04:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
There is a full (and I mean full) dictionary here
http://www.acronymdictionary.co.uk/acronymae.html
Haven't seen 90% of them, but I don't do much IRC where they tend to be used a lot.
Actually, almost all of them are abbreviations, not acronyms.
Signed,
P.E. Dantic
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ned
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 04:39 PM |
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it's all in here:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=5771
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 05:10 PM |
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FFS!
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iank
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
quote:
Originally posted by iank
There is a full (and I mean full) dictionary here
http://www.acronymdictionary.co.uk/acronymae.html
Haven't seen 90% of them, but I don't do much IRC where they tend to be used a lot.
Actually, almost all of them are abbreviations, not acronyms.
Signed,
P.E. Dantic
You sure about that?
ac·ro·nym (kr-nm) n.
A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series
of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
AFAICT they are almost all combinations of initial letters
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 06:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
quote:
Originally posted by iank
There is a full (and I mean full) dictionary here
http://www.acronymdictionary.co.uk/acronymae.html
Haven't seen 90% of them, but I don't do much IRC where they tend to be used a lot.
Actually, almost all of them are abbreviations, not acronyms.
Signed,
P.E. Dantic
You sure about that?
ac·ro·nym (kr-nm) n.
A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series
of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
AFAICT they are almost all combinations of initial letters
The clue is in your definition: " A word formed........".
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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joneh
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| posted on 24/8/06 at 09:05 PM |
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One missing there that gets used a lot is NTDWM and ETDWM
Nothing to do with me and Everything to do with me.
TLA = Three letter acronym.
[Edited on 24/8/06 by joneh]
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scotty g
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 10:11 AM |
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One i often see on car adds in things like Auto trader is WHY, what does this mean?
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iank
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 10:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scotty g
One i often see on car adds in things like Auto trader is WHY, what does this mean?
What Have You. i.e. suggest a swap.
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chockymonster
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 10:15 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scotty g
One i often see on car adds in things like Auto trader is WHY, what does this mean?
What Have You got, referes to PX's you'll see it more on ebay now as they don't like px or swaps
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Alez
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 09:13 PM |
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You will either get familiar with those or get used to not getting them! 
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