Re: making a request

[Guest guest]

That's funny you bring that up. I had to look up " dh " (dear husband) because the

sports fan in me immediately thought Designated Hitter. LOL!

MaC

abijann <no_reply > wrote: I am

asking if people on here would type out what they mean and

not use just letters. Not everyone is computer savvy to understand

what is meant when these abbreviated letters are used.

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[Guest guest]

Everyone else had to learn what the letters meant as they went along. No one was

computer savy at first. Here's a website you should keep handy that tells what

all the acronyms mean.

http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

http://www.email-software.org/email-acronyms.htm

Here are some of the most common acronyms and expressions:

BTW - By The Way

FYI - For Your Information

IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion

RTFM - Read The Manual ( " Manual " here refers to any documentation)

LOL - Laughed Out Loud [at what you wrote]

RSN - Real Soon Now

ROTFL - [i am] Rolling On The Floor Laughing [at what you wrote]

<g> - grin

<hug> - hug

These are less common, but show up occasionally:

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (taken from a disclaimer that legally must be

given any time automotive fuel efficiency ratings are used in U.S.

advertisements)

TIA - Thanks In Advance (also sometimes written advTHANKSance)

Jargon that is sometimes used:

spam - Unsolicited email sent to many people simultaneously, usually

commercial, but occasionally political.

bounce - A message that was returned to the sender, either because the email

address was incorrect or because there was a configuration problem on the

receiver's end. Can also be a verb: " I tried sending email to my Aunt Mabel, but

it bounced. I guess she doesn't work there any more. "

distribution list - A single email address that resends to many others,

allowing a discussion to continue easily among a quasi-stable group of

participants. Also called emailing lists or listservs (from LIST SERVers).

bot - A piece of software that acts on behalf of and in place of a remote

human (from roBOT).

mailbot - A piece of software that automatically replies to email.

listbot - A piece of software that manages distribution lists. Also called a

listserver or majordomo (after the name of a common list server).

post - Send to a distribution list or Usenet newsgroup, i.e. to a

quasi-stable group of people.

flame - An electronic message that is particularly hostile. Can also be a

verb: " Whooeee! I posted a rude cat joke to my company's cat-lovers mailing

list, and wow, did I get flamed! "

lurk - To read messages anonymously (in either a mailing list or Usenet

newsgroup) without posting.

ping - Test to see if the other person is there/awake/available. (This comes

from a Unix test to see if a machine (or its net connection) was active or not.)

" Lunch tomorrow? I may be busy with a client. Ping me at eleven thirty or so. "

abijann <no_reply > wrote:

I am asking if people on here would type out what they mean and

not use just letters. Not everyone is computer savvy to understand

what is meant when these abbreviated letters are used.

Group Email: livercirrhosissupport

web address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/

[Guest guest]

Good info. I thought most of those type of acronyms were used mainly in chat

rooms and instant/text messaging. Being in the military, I live in an acronym

filled world and I always have to remember to try to write without them so

everyone will know what I'm trying to say.

Great links though.

MaC

MsTigerHawk wrote:

Everyone else had to learn what the letters meant as they went along. No one was

computer savy at first. Here's a website you should keep handy that tells what

all the acronyms mean.

http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

http://www.email-software.org/email-acronyms.htm

Here are some of the most common acronyms and expressions:

BTW - By The Way

FYI - For Your Information

IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion

RTFM - Read The Manual ( " Manual " here refers to any documentation)

LOL - Laughed Out Loud [at what you wrote]

RSN - Real Soon Now

ROTFL - [i am] Rolling On The Floor Laughing [at what you wrote]

<g> - grin

<hug> - hug

These are less common, but show up occasionally:

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (taken from a disclaimer that legally must be

given any time automotive fuel efficiency ratings are used in U.S.

advertisements)

TIA - Thanks In Advance (also sometimes written advTHANKSance)

Jargon that is sometimes used:

spam - Unsolicited email sent to many people simultaneously, usually

commercial, but occasionally political.

bounce - A message that was returned to the sender, either because the email

address was incorrect or because there was a configuration problem on the

receiver's end. Can also be a verb: " I tried sending email to my Aunt Mabel, but

it bounced. I guess she doesn't work there any more. "

distribution list - A single email address that resends to many others,

allowing a discussion to continue easily among a quasi-stable group of

participants. Also called emailing lists or listservs (from LIST SERVers).

bot - A piece of software that acts on behalf of and in place of a remote

human (from roBOT).

mailbot - A piece of software that automatically replies to email.

listbot - A piece of software that manages distribution lists. Also called a

listserver or majordomo (after the name of a common list server).

post - Send to a distribution list or Usenet newsgroup, i.e. to a

quasi-stable group of people.

flame - An electronic message that is particularly hostile. Can also be a

verb: " Whooeee! I posted a rude cat joke to my company's cat-lovers mailing

list, and wow, did I get flamed! "

lurk - To read messages anonymously (in either a mailing list or Usenet

newsgroup) without posting.

ping - Test to see if the other person is there/awake/available. (This comes

from a Unix test to see if a machine (or its net connection) was active or not.)

" Lunch tomorrow? I may be busy with a client. Ping me at eleven thirty or so. "

abijann <no_reply > wrote:

I am asking if people on here would type out what they mean and

not use just letters. Not everyone is computer savvy to understand

what is meant when these abbreviated letters are used.

Group Email: livercirrhosissupport

web address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/

[Guest guest]

I haven't come across any groups that use all of those acronyms. The most common

one is LOL, which means laughing outloud or laughing online. ROFLMAO means

rolling on floor laughing my ass off. That's used if you think something someone

said was very funny.

Colleen

MaC wrote:

Good info. I thought most of those type of acronyms were used mainly in chat

rooms and instant/text messaging. Being in the military, I live in an acronym

filled world and I always have to remember to try to write without them so

everyone will know what I'm trying to say.

Great links though.

MaC

MsTigerHawk wrote: Everyone else had to learn what the letters meant as they

went along. No one was computer savy at first. Here's a website you should keep

handy that tells what all the acronyms mean.

http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

http://www.email-software.org/email-acronyms.htm

Here are some of the most common acronyms and expressions:

BTW - By The Way

FYI - For Your Information

IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion

RTFM - Read The Manual ( " Manual " here refers to any documentation)

LOL - Laughed Out Loud [at what you wrote]

RSN - Real Soon Now

ROTFL - [i am] Rolling On The Floor Laughing [at what you wrote]

- grin

- hug

These are less common, but show up occasionally:

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (taken from a disclaimer that legally must be given

any time automotive fuel efficiency ratings are used in U.S. advertisements)

TIA - Thanks In Advance (also sometimes written advTHANKSance)

Jargon that is sometimes used:

spam - Unsolicited email sent to many people simultaneously, usually commercial,

but occasionally political.

bounce - A message that was returned to the sender, either because the email

address was incorrect or because there was a configuration problem on the

receiver's end. Can also be a verb: " I tried sending email to my Aunt Mabel, but

it bounced. I guess she doesn't work there any more. "

distribution list - A single email address that resends to many others, allowing

a discussion to continue easily among a quasi-stable group of participants. Also

called emailing lists or listservs (from LIST SERVers).

bot - A piece of software that acts on behalf of and in place of a remote human

(from roBOT).

mailbot - A piece of software that automatically replies to email.

listbot - A piece of software that manages distribution lists. Also called a

listserver or majordomo (after the name of a common list server).

post - Send to a distribution list or Usenet newsgroup, i.e. to a quasi-stable

group of people.

flame - An electronic message that is particularly hostile. Can also be a verb:

" Whooeee! I posted a rude cat joke to my company's cat-lovers mailing list, and

wow, did I get flamed! "

lurk - To read messages anonymously (in either a mailing list or Usenet

newsgroup) without posting.

ping - Test to see if the other person is there/awake/available. (This comes

from a Unix test to see if a machine (or its net connection) was active or not.)

" Lunch tomorrow? I may be busy with a client. Ping me at eleven thirty or so. "

abijann wrote:

I am asking if people on here would type out what they mean and

not use just letters. Not everyone is computer savvy to understand

what is meant when these abbreviated letters are used.

Group Email: livercirrhosissupport

web address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/

[Guest guest]

Then there's IRT In Real Time and a host of others. My granddaughter had a

list of homeschoolers and some wanted to use lots of abbreviations like l8er

for later. They decided that since they were working on their education,

they'd not allow that since spelling and syntax, etc. were important things

to practice.

I certainly understand the desire to spell out! I don't even like

abbreviations for states and don't use them: Our state names have a

meaningful history.

How's THAT for bait and switch of subjects?!

" But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, — and

all it wants, — is the liberty of appearing. The sun needs no inscription to

distinguish him from darkness; and no sooner did the American governments

display themselves to the world, than despotism felt a shock and man began

to contemplate redress. " -- Paine, The Rights of Man, 1792

Re: making a request

Everyone else had to learn what the letters meant as they went along. No one

was computer savy at first. Here's a website you should keep handy that

tells what all the acronyms mean.

http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/acronyms.php

http://www.email-software.org/email-acronyms.htm

Here are some of the most common acronyms and expressions:

BTW - By The Way

FYI - For Your Information

IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion

RTFM - Read The Manual ( " Manual " here refers to any documentation)

LOL - Laughed Out Loud [at what you wrote]

RSN - Real Soon Now

ROTFL - [i am] Rolling On The Floor Laughing [at what you wrote]

<g> - grin

<hug> - hug

These are less common, but show up occasionally:

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (taken from a disclaimer that legally must

be given any time automotive fuel efficiency ratings are used in U.S.

advertisements)

TIA - Thanks In Advance (also sometimes written advTHANKSance)

Jargon that is sometimes used:

spam - Unsolicited email sent to many people simultaneously, usually

commercial, but occasionally political.

bounce - A message that was returned to the sender, either because the

email address was incorrect or because there was a configuration problem on

the receiver's end. Can also be a verb: " I tried sending email to my Aunt

Mabel, but it bounced. I guess she doesn't work there any more. "

distribution list - A single email address that resends to many others,

allowing a discussion to continue easily among a quasi-stable group of

participants. Also called emailing lists or listservs (from LIST SERVers).

bot - A piece of software that acts on behalf of and in place of a remote

human (from roBOT).

mailbot - A piece of software that automatically replies to email.

listbot - A piece of software that manages distribution lists. Also

called a listserver or majordomo (after the name of a common list server).

post - Send to a distribution list or Usenet newsgroup, i.e. to a

quasi-stable group of people.

flame - An electronic message that is particularly hostile. Can also be a

verb: " Whooeee! I posted a rude cat joke to my company's cat-lovers mailing

list, and wow, did I get flamed! "

lurk - To read messages anonymously (in either a mailing list or Usenet

newsgroup) without posting.

ping - Test to see if the other person is there/awake/available. (This

comes from a Unix test to see if a machine (or its net connection) was

active or not.) " Lunch tomorrow? I may be busy with a client. Ping me at

eleven thirty or so. "

abijann <no_reply > wrote:

I am asking if people on here would type out what they mean and

not use just letters. Not everyone is computer savvy to understand

what is meant when these abbreviated letters are used.

Group Email: livercirrhosissupport

web address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/