Abbreviations

[Alice]

It's just me ! I just send 2 text messages if it won't all fit in !

[johnty greentoes]

My favourite is WYSIWYG = what you see is what you get

[Waffler]

HTH - hope this helps.

[rustylady]

Thought I'd put this here but maybe it should be in Top Tips!!

How about we construct a list of regularly used abbreviations for those who may be new to this forum/computer stuff. I know there are some I still struggle with and it can leave you bewildered cos you can't follow the comments fully.

OK so I'll start with this.....

LOL = laugh out loud.

Thanks EB, I always wondered what it meant, but felt too embarrassed to ask. I did think it might be "love you lots" but it didn't quite fit.

[rustylady]

I know it's just me, but I find it sad that people don't have time for words and phrases but have to communicate in alphabets. I know so many people who tell me they don't have time to cook, or garden, or take the children anywhere, or do anything. Do we really only have time to communicate in alphabets - or is there a point I've missed ?

Hi Alice, I know exactly what you mean. I have a mobile phone (eventually after the children nagged), and I use it for calls and text messages, but I hate the "predictive text" function - I prefer to put proper words in instead of "sort of shorthand" - it doesn't take much longer, and your meaning is always clear.

[shirlthegirl43]

Hi Alice, I know exactly what you mean. I have a mobile phone (eventually after the children nagged), and I use it for calls and text messages, but I hate the "predictive text" function - I prefer to put proper words in instead of "sort of shorthand" - it doesn't take much longer, and your meaning is always clear.

I always type my texts in full too - possibly comes from being a typist. Elder son keeps telling me it is old and boring to type in full, with punctuation and capital letters but to me it is just the way I type. However, when texting to OH in germany, the texts cost 3 times as much so I do sometimes shorten things. To be honest though I quite like the LOL, ROFL things as they are fun rather than something I see as abbreviations.

[NOG]

RTFM....."Read The Fing Manual."

The two IT ones are

C18......Code 18.....User error....as the users is 18" from the PC. We use that all day.

or TWAIN.....Which is the Scanner Driver and stands for Technology Without An Interesting Name.

[Peter]

Nog, how about FBKAC?

[Alice]

Well, as I said, I don't like all the abbreviation stuff, but I quite like this one TGIF - thank god it's Friday.

[NOG]

Failure Between Keyboard And Chair.....

Of as we use all the time

OTPAU.....Off To Punch A User.

[Snadger]

If you ever play Doom (the first and the best Kick-Ass game) or even watch the film, there's a BFG weapon...I'll let you work out what it stands for !

[NOG]

Doom....great
Half-Life....better
We finished work one night went in the training suite and set up a networked Half-Life game....one of the blokes got up to go to the toilet and came back and said there are some users out there....thats odd at 8pm users still in the building........so out we went and it was 8am....we had played all night.

[rustylady]

Well, as I said, I don't like all the abbreviation stuff, but I quite like this one TGIF - thank god it's Friday.

I'll second that one Alice

[rustylady]

If you ever play Doom (the first and the best Kick-Ass game) or even watch the film, there's a BFG weapon...I'll let you work out what it stands for !

I always thought the BFG was the Big Friendly Giant, please don't disappoint me

[Mrs Dobby]

ATM = At The Moment