Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 08:48:17 -0500
Reply-To: Ian Whitlock <WHITLOI1@WESTAT.COM>
Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From: Ian Whitlock <WHITLOI1@WESTAT.COM>
Subject: Re: Email abbreviations
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Andre,
Have you not noticed the abbreviations have no useable content. If the
message is not clear without them, it will not provide any more by knowing
them. They are there as a status indicator of the sender.
MTHYWRTLAAEW
IanWhitlock@westat.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Andre Wielki [mailto:wielki@INED.FR]
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:14 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Email abbreviations
Dear reader,
Please, remember this list(and not e-mails) is World wide and a part of
your readers
are speaking another language (in germany, netherlands, france, italy, spain
also in latin america and finally certainly also in japan, india and
probably in china
i probably can learn 4 polite expressions (that mentionned by Charles
Patridge)
but too much is too much.
I remember i was once asking to Paul Dorfman himself the meaning of RTFM!
HYWRTLAAEW
"hope you will read this letter and adopt explicit writing"
Andre Wielki Paris France
At 15:26 18/01/2002 -0800, William W. Viergever wrote:
>At 08:33 AM 1/18/2002 -0500, Charles Patridge wrote:
>>Neal,
>>
>>BTW = By the way
>>
>>HTH = Hope this helps
>>
>>TTYL = Talk to you later
>>
>>IMHO = In my humble opinion
>>
>>
>>HTH,
>>Charles Patridge
>>Email: Charles_S_Patridge
>>
>>Know the difference between LOL and LOFLOL? If not, join the club. When it
>>comes to acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first letters of the
>>words in a phrase), most of us are out of the loop. Or OOTL, as some might
>>say.
>>
>>But now there's help! Visit the WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation
>>Server and never be acronymically challenged again. You can search by
>>acronym or keyword, and even submit your own entry. (BTW, the above
>>acronyms are as follows: laughing out loud, and lying on the floor,
>>laughing out loud.)
>>
>>Go to: http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms
>
>
>For a starter ... here's some quickies after a Google search:
>
>
>2U2 - To you too
>? - Huh?
>?4U - Question for you
>AAMOF - As a matter of fact
>AFAIK - As far as I know
>AFK - Away from keyboard
>AKA - Also Known As
>ASAP - As soon as possible
>ASL - Age, sex, location?
>ASLP - Age, sex, location, picture?
>B4 - Before
>B4N - Bye for now
>BAC - Back at computer
>BBIAB - Be back in a bit
>BBL - Be back later
>BC - Be cool
>BF - Boyfriend
>BFN - Bye for now
>BOT - Back on topic
>BRB - Be right back
>BRH - Be right here
>BTDT - Been there, done that
>BTW - By the way
>CMIIW - Correct me if I'm wrong
>CU - See you
>CUL - Catch you later
>CUL8R - See you later
>CWOT - Complete waste of time
>CYA - See ya
>DIY - Do it yourself
>EAK - Eating at keyboard
>EOD - End of discussion
>EOL - End of lecture
>F - Female
>F2F - Face to face
>FAQ - Frequently asked questions
>FCOL - For crying out loud
>FOAD - F'Off And Die
>FOCL - Falling off the chair laughing
>FOFL - Falling on the floor laughing
>FUBAR - Fd Up Beyond All Recognition
>FWIW - For what its worth
>FYI - For your information
>G2G - Gotta go
>GA - Good afternoon
>GAL - Get a life
>GAS - Greetings and salutations
>GD&R - Grinning, Ducking and Running (After snide remark)
>GE - Good evening
>GF - Girlfriend
>GFN - Gone for now
>GG - Good game
>GJ - Good job
>GL - Good luck
>GM - Good morning / Good move/match
>GMTA - Great minds think alike
>GN - Good night
>GR8 - Great
>H&K - Hugs and Kisses
>HAGD - Have a good day
>HAND - Have a nice Day
>HF - Have fun
>HOAS - Hold on a second
>HTH - Hope This/To Help(s)
>IAC - In any case
>IAGW - In a good way
>IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer (But...)
>IC - I see / In character
>ICCL - I Could Care Less
>IDGI - I dont get it
>IDK - I don't know
>IHTFP - I have truly found paradise OR I hate this fn place
>IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly
>IK - I know
>IKWUM - I know what you mean
>IMAO - In my arrogant opinion
>IMHO - In my humble opinion
>IMNSHO - In my not so humble opinion
>IMO - In my opinion
>IOW - In other words
>IRL - In real life
>IRSTBO - It really sucks the big one
>IS - I'm sorry
>IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
>IYKWIMAITYD - If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
>J/K - Just kidding
>J/P - Just playing
>JM2C - Just my 2 Cents
>JMHO - Just my humble opinion
>JTLYK - Just to let you know
>K - OK
>KIT - Keep in touch
>KWIM - Know what I mean?
>L8R - Later
>LMAO - Laughing my ass off
>LMK - Let me know
>LOL - Laugh(ing) out loud
>LTNS - Long time no see
>LTR - Long term relationship
>LYK - Let you know
>M - Male
>N - In
>N2M - Not too much
>NE1 - Anyone
>NH - Nice Hand
>NM - Nevermind / Not much
>NMH - Not much here
>NMJC - Nothing much, just chillin
>NOTTOMH - Not off the top of my head
>NOYB - None of your business
>NP - No problem
>OIC - Oh, I see
>OMG - Oh my gosh
>OOC - Out of character
>OT - Off topic / Other topic
>OTOH - On the other hand
>PITA - Pain in the ass
>PLZ - Please
>PMFJI - Pardon me for jumping in (another polite way to get into a
>running discussion
>PMJI - Pardon my jumping in (another polite way to get into a
>running discussion
>PPL - People
>PS - Post script
>QT - Cutie
>ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
>ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
>RTFM - Read the fine (fucking?) manual
>S2R - Send to receive
>SCNR - Sorry, could not resist
>SOHF - Sense of humor failure
>SPAM - Stupid persons advertisement
>SWAG - Scientific Wild ass guess
>SWAK - Sealed with a kiss
>SWALK - Sealed with a loving kiss / Sweet, with all love, kisses
>SYSOP - System Operator
>TCO - Taken care of
>THX - Thanks
>TIA - Thanks in advance
>TMA - Take my advice
>TMI - Too much information
>TNX - Thanks
>TOH - The other half
>TPTB - The Powers that be
>TTFN - Ta ta for now
>TTYL - Talk to you later
>TWIMC - To Whom It May Concern
>TY - Thank you
>TYVM - Thank you very much
>U2 - You too
>UR - Your
>VBG - Very big grin
>VBSEG - Very big shit eating grin
>W8 - Wait
>W8AM - Wait a minute
>WB - Welcome back / Write back
>WE - Whatever
>WNDITWB - We never did it this way before
>WRT - With Regard To
>WTG - Way to go!
>WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
>Y - Why?
>YMMV - Your mileage may vary (i.e., You may not have the same
>luck I did)
>YW - You're welcome
>YWIA - Youre welcome in advance
>
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