Abbreviations... What The Hell You Talkin Bout
10-27-15, 07:10 PM
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Abbreviations... What The Hell You Talkin Bout
I understand a fair number of abbreviations. But there are some that I don't get. For the sake of my reading experience, please enlighten me on the ones you know/use. And I guess to keep it interesting, which ones don't you know and have seen online?
Ones I need to know:
potd
fwiw
ymmv
Ones I need to know:
potd
fwiw
ymmv
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POTD = Post Of The Day
FWIW = For What Its Worth
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
FWIW = For What Its Worth
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
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Mom: Hey Suzy what does IDK mean
Suzy: I don't know
Mom: Ok, I'll ask your brother then.
Suzy: I don't know
Mom: Ok, I'll ask your brother then.
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lmgtfy. let me google that for you.
Acronyms are often obscure. But both Firefox and Internet Explorer let you highlight a word, right click, and select "search". It almost always works.
I'm getting used to this. I was reading a paperback book recently, and kept wanting to highlight stuff and do a quick search lookup. Doesn't work with paper, though.
Ha, the https://lmgtfy.com/ site is down. Now, it's back up.
Acronyms are often obscure. But both Firefox and Internet Explorer let you highlight a word, right click, and select "search". It almost always works.
I'm getting used to this. I was reading a paperback book recently, and kept wanting to highlight stuff and do a quick search lookup. Doesn't work with paper, though.
Ha, the https://lmgtfy.com/ site is down. Now, it's back up.
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I understand a fair number of abbreviations. But there are some that I don't get. For the sake of my reading experience, please enlighten me on the ones you know/use. And I guess to keep it interesting, which ones don't you know and have seen online?
Ones I need to know:
potd
fwiw
ymmv
Ones I need to know:
potd
fwiw
ymmv
Here's a list to cycling abbreviations, terms, etc. That's not a new thread, so it's possible a link or two might not work ...
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...a-newbies.html
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Acronyms are initialisms that you pronounce as words, such as radar, scuba, and NATO. /pedant
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IMO = In my opinion
IIRC = If I remember/recall correctly are a couple of common ones here
IIRC = If I remember/recall correctly are a couple of common ones here
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All those abbreviations are the latest sign of DOWC (the decline of western civilization).
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BTW
I coach teenagers and one boy would often say BTW. Said it was short for "by the way". I had to inform him that saying bee-tee-dub-bul-you is five syllables. "By the way" is three syllables. So "BTW" is actually long for "by the way". I'm a mean coach.
I coach teenagers and one boy would often say BTW. Said it was short for "by the way". I had to inform him that saying bee-tee-dub-bul-you is five syllables. "By the way" is three syllables. So "BTW" is actually long for "by the way". I'm a mean coach.
