Ndreare Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 I often see things like IIRC and LMAO. Is their a master list some where some one could point me to find all these meanings? I am not new to messages boards but I have never really cared before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 I'm not sure if there is a "master list" of commonly-used abbreviations on the Web - there isn't one on this site (other than Hero-related ones, which you can find via the Faq link.) I'll list the ones I can remember offhand: IIRC = If I Remember Correctly LOL = Laugh Out Loud ROFL = Roll On Floor Laughing. Often combined with LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off AFAIK = As Far As I Know OTOH = On The Other Hand BTW = By The Way IMO = In My Opinion. Common variant is IMHO = In My Humble Opinion YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary I'm sure someone will be along with others I've forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xandarr Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 There's also... IMNSHO = In my not so humble opinion IDHMBIFOM = I don't have my book in front of me IOW = In other words (took me forever to figure this one out for some reason). Can't think of any others offhand. Helpfully, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerged Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 NFBSK -- Not For British School Kids. Another way of saying "censored" or "warning". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiMan Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 ICPHICNRTSAA - insert cool phrase here, I can never remember those stupid acronyms anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 For common Jargon Emoticons Acronym List Lookup service That should cover it. Thought they probably don't have TMTOWTDI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndreare Posted June 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 Thanks for all the help guys. I feel so enlightened now. I can return to my regular day of starring at the magic box with writing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insaniac99 Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Angel Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 Originally posted by Insaniac99 PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms PCMCIA People Can Modify Computer Industry Acronyms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 Just have to throw an interesting gaming related one. I am on the d20 & ODL mailing lists. The traffic there is mostly about the legalities of using the licences and stuff, so a lot of legal discussion comes up... so IANAL (I am not a lawyer)- used before someone gives thier opinion about legalities, to say "Don't nessisarily trust this". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 Then there's TLA for Three Letter Acronym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Angel Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Mhoram Just have to throw an interesting gaming related one. I am on the d20 & ODL mailing lists. The traffic there is mostly about the legalities of using the licences and stuff, so a lot of legal discussion comes up... so IANAL (I am not a lawyer)- used before someone gives thier opinion about legalities, to say "Don't nessisarily trust this". Could have the oposite meaning. For rules lawers its: IANAL = I'm Anal Ok that's not an acronym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndreare Posted June 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 Originally posted by lemming Then there's TLA for Three Letter Acronym There is something inherently wrong about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Angel Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 Originally posted by Ndreare There is something inherently wrong about this. You mean TISIWAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerged Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Originally posted by lemming Then there's TLA for Three Letter Acronym I thought it was TRI -- three random initials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Chaos Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 of course you also have FLGS - Friendly Local Game Store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 One of my favorites is: FOWTOSF - Figure Out What This One Stands For. The other problem is that most of these are not acronyms; they're abbreviations. Those aren't the same thing. Also, you can check AcronymFinder.com. They've got lot's-o-stuff from many walks of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christougher Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Originally posted by TheEmerged I thought it was TRI -- three random initials In a future setting, the successors to CLOWN rechristened themselves with that exact name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 FWIW = for what it's worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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