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Author | Time | Post |
 Please, Please, and Please..Don't Use Abbreviations That All Do Not know..Please... (Original post) |
Stuart G | Feb 23 | OP |
| unweird | Feb 23 | #1 | |
| Towlie | Feb 23 | #76 | |
| Ka-Dinh Oy | Feb 23 | #2 | |
| hvn_nbr_2 | Feb 23 | #19 | |
| Ka-Dinh Oy | Feb 23 | #45 | |
| Paper Roses | Feb 23 | #50 | |
| Scottie Mom | Feb 23 | #61 | |
| Jeebo | Feb 23 | #3 | |
| Pongo | Feb 23 | #4 | |
| niyad | Feb 23 | #43 | |
| Pongo | Feb 23 | #52 | |
| calimary | Feb 23 | #67 | |
| Pongo | Feb 23 | #68 | |
| lunatica | Feb 23 | #5 | |
| LAS14 | Feb 23 | #6 | |
| PlanetBev | Feb 23 | #7 | |
| IL Dem | Feb 23 | #8 | |
| PatSeg | Feb 23 | #9 | |
| lagomorph777 | Feb 23 | #31 | |
| PatSeg | Feb 23 | #89 | |
| Firestorm49 | Feb 23 | #10 | |
| NCjack | Feb 23 | #11 | |
| Lefta Dissenter | Feb 23 | #53 | |
| phylny | Feb 23 | #57 | |
| intheflow | Feb 23 | #12 | |
| Paladin | Feb 23 | #71 | |
| Major Nikon | Feb 23 | #13 | |
| Kali | Feb 23 | #81 | |
| MyMission | Feb 24 | #100 | |
| Myrddin | Feb 24 | #103 | |
| ecstatic | Feb 25 | #107 | |
| lame54 | Feb 23 | #14 | |
| speak easy | Feb 23 | #16 | |
| Sneederbunk | Feb 23 | #21 | |
| IronLionZion | Feb 23 | #70 | |
| A HERETIC I AM | Feb 23 | #15 | |
| Dagstead Bumwood | Feb 23 | #65 | |
| ret5hd | Feb 23 | #17 | |
| Totally Tunsie | Feb 23 | #36 | |
| Hugin | Feb 23 | #18 | |
| Stuart G | Feb 23 | #23 | |
| ChazInAz | Feb 23 | #55 | |
| CaptainTruth | Feb 23 | #64 | |
| Timewas | Feb 23 | #20 | |
| lillypaddle | Feb 23 | #22 | |
| FakeNoose | Feb 23 | #24 | |
| lillypaddle | Feb 23 | #84 | |
| AwakeAtLast | Feb 23 | #49 | |
| Montauk6 | Feb 23 | #25 | |
| Stuart G | Feb 23 | #28 | |
| ancianita | Feb 23 | #44 | |
| ProfessorGAC | Feb 23 | #88 | |
| Hugin | Feb 23 | #29 | |
| Hugin | Feb 23 | #32 | |
| hlthe2b | Feb 23 | #35 | |
| Ron Obvious | Feb 23 | #42 | |
| CaptainTruth | Feb 23 | #62 | |
| Celerity | Feb 23 | #98 | |
| niyad | Feb 23 | #66 | |
| Ron Obvious | Feb 23 | #26 | |
| piddyprints | Feb 23 | #30 | |
| Ron Obvious | Feb 23 | #37 | |
| lpbk2713 | Feb 23 | #72 | |
| dhill926 | Feb 23 | #27 | |
| Stuart G | Feb 23 | #38 | |
| dhill926 | Feb 23 | #40 | |
| ancianita | Feb 23 | #46 | |
| piddyprints | Feb 23 | #33 | |
| Hugin | Feb 23 | #34 | |
| piddyprints | Feb 23 | #41 | |
| ancianita | Feb 23 | #39 | |
| mwooldri | Feb 23 | #47 | |
| littlemissmartypants | Feb 23 | #93 | |
| MyMission | Feb 24 | #104 | |
| littlemissmartypants | Feb 24 | #106 | |
| momta | Feb 23 | #48 | |
| USALiberal | Feb 23 | #51 | |
| KG | Feb 23 | #54 | |
| Lefta Dissenter | Feb 23 | #56 | |
| TNNurse | Feb 23 | #58 | |
| KS Toronado | Feb 23 | #59 | |
| Magoo48 | Feb 23 | #60 | |
| PoindexterOglethorpe | Feb 23 | #63 | |
| CaptainTruth | Feb 23 | #69 | |
| judesedit | Feb 23 | #73 | |
| Warpy | Feb 23 | #74 | |
| PutGramaOnThePhone | Feb 23 | #78 | |
| hurple | Feb 23 | #75 | |
| ret5hd | Feb 23 | #77 | |
| mahatmakanejeeves | Feb 23 | #79 | |
| BadGimp | Feb 23 | #80 | |
| PutGramaOnThePhone | Feb 23 | #82 | |
| electric_blue68 | Feb 23 | #91 | |
| Butterflylady | Feb 23 | #83 | |
| barbtries | Feb 23 | #85 | |
| PutGramaOnThePhone | Feb 23 | #86 | |
| electric_blue68 | Feb 23 | #90 | |
| barbtries | Feb 23 | #92 | |
| electric_blue68 | Feb 23 | #95 | |
| DFW | Feb 23 | #87 | |
| littlemissmartypants | Feb 23 | #94 | |
| mopinko | Feb 23 | #96 | |
| marie999 | Feb 23 | #97 | |
| MyMission | Feb 24 | #99 | |
| PCIntern | Feb 24 | #101 | |
| pnwmom | Feb 24 | #102 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | Feb 24 | #105 | |
| Chakaconcarne | Feb 25 | #108 | |
| DFW | Feb 25 | #109 |
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:45 PM
unweird (1,089 posts)
1. OK, I mean acknowledged and will attempt to comply
Response to unweird (Reply #1)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:26 PM
76. Lots of recommendations, lots of supportive replies, but nothing will change.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:47 PM
Ka-Dinh Oy (11,006 posts)
2. I agree. I have had to give up on some posts because I have no clue what the abbreviations mean.
Response to Ka-Dinh Oy (Reply #2)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:30 PM
19. If I have to work hard and play Sherlock Holmes to figure out what a post is about...
Response to hvn_nbr_2 (Reply #19)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:17 PM
Ka-Dinh Oy (11,006 posts)
45. My feelings also.
Response to Ka-Dinh Oy (Reply #45)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:27 PM
Paper Roses (6,858 posts)
50. Ditto! n/t
Response to Ka-Dinh Oy (Reply #2)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:44 PM
Scottie Mom (3,971 posts)
61. Same here.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:51 PM
4. I appreciate this post. I'm not good with all the internet abbreviations.
Response to Pongo (Reply #4)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:14 PM
niyad (76,862 posts)
43. Welcome to our DU family.
Response to Pongo (Reply #4)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:56 PM
calimary (62,120 posts)
67. Welcome to DU, Pongo!
Response to calimary (Reply #67)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:00 PM
68. I think my screen name may have military connotations but it actually has nothing to do with that.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:51 PM
lunatica (51,942 posts)
5. Thanks! This needed to be said.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:56 PM
LAS14 (11,588 posts)
6. Glad to know I'm not the only one who has to frequently ask what an abbreviation means. nt
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:58 PM
PlanetBev (3,106 posts)
7. I have a problem with this, too.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:00 PM
IL Dem (680 posts)
8. Agree wholeheartedly.
Response to PatSeg (Reply #9)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:55 PM
lagomorph777 (22,178 posts)
31. " some people just abbreviate as they go" - YES!
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:04 PM
Firestorm49 (2,708 posts)
10. I spend too much time looking up acronyms only to find out that it's a local issue. Who would know?
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:11 PM
NCjack (8,346 posts)
11. Also, please give political party affiliation of politicians.
Response to NCjack (Reply #11)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:32 PM
Lefta Dissenter (6,396 posts)
53. YES! THIS! (n/t)
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:18 PM
intheflow (26,072 posts)
12. UrbanDictionary.com is your friend.
Response to intheflow (Reply #12)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:04 PM
Paladin (23,002 posts)
71. Friend? UrbanDictionary.com is my FUCKBUDDY!
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:18 PM
Major Nikon (35,364 posts)
13. WILCO
Response to Major Nikon (Reply #13)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 12:42 AM
MyMission (718 posts)
100. What does that mean?
Response to Major Nikon (Reply #13)
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 04:57 PM
ecstatic (28,541 posts)
107. lol. You got me there. And it wasn't an easy Google either
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:20 PM
14. Who the hell is Stuart G and what does the G stand for?
Response to lame54 (Reply #14)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:24 PM
16. I suspect a sock puppet
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for HighFructosePronSyrup
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Response to lame54 (Reply #14)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:01 PM
IronLionZion (32,744 posts)
70. G can stand for Government. Stuart could be a G man
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:22 PM
A HERETIC I AM (21,812 posts)
15. If the VP is such a VIP, maybe we should keep the PC on the QT.....
Response to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #15)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:53 PM
65. And if you do...
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And if you dooooooooooo....
 This is the DU member formerly known as Dagstead Bumwood.
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:28 PM
Hugin (28,061 posts)
18. I consistently try to be sensitive to this issue, Stuart.
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Spelling unusual or custom abbreviations/acronyms out somewhere in the post.
I agree it is frustrating and sometimes in general discourse abbreviations/acronyms may have multiple meanings.  |
Response to Hugin (Reply #18)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:37 PM
Stuart G (30,145 posts)
23. Thank You. I appreciate your post. If this were not a problem, I would not have posted it.
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This is not a joke. Please look at the number of people that agree with this problem. We
should try to keep our messages clear, simple and easy to read. Thanks to all who have read this post and agree that this is a problem for many of us....  |
Response to ChazInAz (Reply #55)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:50 PM
CaptainTruth (3,384 posts)
64. "When I was a kid" FTW meant F**k The World
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:36 PM
lillypaddle (8,568 posts)
22. I've posted this before
Response to lillypaddle (Reply #22)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:40 PM
FakeNoose (17,747 posts)
24. Exactly correct
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The entire name must be spelled out completely on the first usage. Subsequent references may be abbreviated for brevity's sake.
Thanks Lilypaddle! 
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Response to FakeNoose (Reply #24)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:45 PM
lillypaddle (8,568 posts)
84. My pleasure
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Response to lillypaddle (Reply #22)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:26 PM
AwakeAtLast (13,585 posts)
49. +1,000!
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Louder for the folks in the back!
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:45 PM
Montauk6 (5,589 posts)
25. ACRONYMS, sheesh...
Response to Montauk6 (Reply #25)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:52 PM
Stuart G (30,145 posts)
28. You are not the only one...who is "mature." I really do not like the "O" word.
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....I use ..."mature" when I can... Some of the modern terms leave me wondering for awhile..Then
I go on and read something else that I don't know, and then I wonder some more. It really never stops, and the English language is alive and growing and new words and abbreviations appear all the time.......  |
Response to Stuart G (Reply #28)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 05:33 PM
ProfessorGAC (47,483 posts)
88. I Don't Know, Stuart
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I'm 64, but whether I'm mature is debatable!
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Response to Montauk6 (Reply #25)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:52 PM
Hugin (28,061 posts)
29. I found a great graphic on 'gaslighting' posted by a friend.
Response to Hugin (Reply #29)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:59 PM
Hugin (28,061 posts)
32. gaslighting in a nutshell.
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Response to Montauk6 (Reply #25)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:14 PM
42. Gaslighting comes from the 1943 movie Gaslight with Ingrid Bergman
Response to Ron Obvious (Reply #42)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:46 PM
CaptainTruth (3,384 posts)
62. I must say "virtue signaling" makes no sense to me.
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Signaling is used in many ways, consider a train crossing. When a train is near lights flash & bells ring to warn drivers of the approaching train. We could call that "train signaling."
I hear "virtue signaling" & I imagine a person with virtue walking down the sidewalk with lights flashing & bells ringing to warn other pedestrians so they don't end up injured or even possibly killed in a horrific collision with a... a... virtuous person?
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Response to CaptainTruth (Reply #62)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 08:03 PM
Celerity (18,956 posts)
98. Virtue signalling is is when you make a statement designed to make you look acceptable to the
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group you are engaging with, even if you do not really believe it or you have no practical input into doing something about it. It can be a form of gaslighting people as well. You erect a fake sense of moral superiority or you are trying to enforce groupthink at a superficial level to gain plaudits from the group.
A cousin of virtual signalling is humblebrag.  |
Response to Montauk6 (Reply #25)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:54 PM
niyad (76,862 posts)
66. If you saw the movie "Gaslight" with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, it was the prime
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:51 PM
26. Agreed. And no text speak, either.
Response to Ron Obvious (Reply #26)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:54 PM
piddyprints (13,524 posts)
30. This.
I don't even use text speak in text messages. It's not that difficult to type out complete words. |
Response to piddyprints (Reply #30)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:07 PM
37. I also use correct punctuation in texts too.
Response to Ron Obvious (Reply #37)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:05 PM
lpbk2713 (39,668 posts)
72. Some people might disagree with the way I use elipsis ...
Response to dhill926 (Reply #27)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:07 PM
Stuart G (30,145 posts)
38. ...ikr....means, "I Know Right"..perhaps you do.., but that is a matter of opinion.
Response to Stuart G (Reply #38)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:09 PM
dhill926 (12,184 posts)
40. just a joke...
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Response to Stuart G (Reply #38)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:18 PM
ancianita (22,652 posts)
46. "I know, right?" is an expression similar to "I feel you." Both draw from Black usage. IKR is
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:00 PM
piddyprints (13,524 posts)
33. A friend of mine had to make a phone call to someone else.
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He was going to tell me how it went. When I sent him a text asking if he'd called yet, he replied "LM."
My head started trying to decipher it. Hmmm ... Love Mom? Nope. Lost mask? Nah. Light marmalade? Can't be. Finally, I called about something else and told him I had no idea what his message meant. "Left message" was his reply. Sure, I should have know that exactly how? And now you know! If someone texts LM to you, they left a message to someone. Well, unless it means something else as well.
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Response to piddyprints (Reply #33)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:03 PM
Hugin (28,061 posts)
34. Large Melon?
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Laughing Mime?
Left Most? 
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Response to Hugin (Reply #34)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:12 PM
piddyprints (13,524 posts)
41. Those too.
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There were several possibilities.
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:08 PM
ancianita (22,652 posts)
39. Major Manuals of Usage require a full first reference before any acronym is used after.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:23 PM
mwooldri (9,628 posts)
47. Does DU have an acronym dictionary?
Response to mwooldri (Reply #47)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 06:28 PM
littlemissmartypants (14,733 posts)
93. No, but wouldn't it be nice if someone started one.
Response to littlemissmartypants (Reply #93)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 09:52 AM
MyMission (718 posts)
104. I thought so too
Response to MyMission (Reply #104)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 12:14 PM
littlemissmartypants (14,733 posts)
106. I've been trying to address it since I got here.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:25 PM
momta (3,265 posts)
48. One of my favorite stories on this...
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:28 PM
USALiberal (7,674 posts)
51. Just google them, quick solution! Nt
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:39 PM
Lefta Dissenter (6,396 posts)
56. For the longest time
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For the longest time I thought "FTW" meant "fuck the world." I finally learned that it was actually a good thing - "for the win!"
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:41 PM
TNNurse (5,210 posts)
58. Excellent point
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:42 PM
KS Toronado (2,681 posts)
59. Your G.O.P. abbreviation should be spelled Q.O.P. or G.Q.P.
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In My Humble Opinion.
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:44 PM
Magoo48 (1,982 posts)
60. Yes, yes, and yes please!.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 03:48 PM
PoindexterOglethorpe (18,955 posts)
63. I'm with you.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:00 PM
CaptainTruth (3,384 posts)
69. Agreed! Atticus posted about this not long ago.
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:07 PM
judesedit (2,712 posts)
73. NP. Just joking. No problem.
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Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:17 PM
Warpy (99,841 posts)
74. Use Le Google
Response to Warpy (Reply #74)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:34 PM
78. Right, I don't think it's really that hard, or distracting to do
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:23 PM
hurple (982 posts)
75. And while we're airing grievances...
Response to hurple (Reply #75)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:30 PM
77. Oh man...I thought "feats of strength"...
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:43 PM
82. Come on old ....
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folks (me included), bend your brains a bit and learn some abbreviations
now...what about emoji? |
Response to PutGramaOnThePhone (Reply #82)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 06:16 PM
electric_blue68 (2,995 posts)
91. Guess I was lucky that on the music site I frequent...
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:44 PM
Butterflylady (2,299 posts)
83. Thanks
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 04:45 PM
barbtries (24,807 posts)
85. The example you gave is so common,
Response to barbtries (Reply #85)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 05:59 PM
electric_blue68 (2,995 posts)
90. Thanks! There's only one I've kept running into that I didn't know, and...
Response to electric_blue68 (Reply #90)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 06:26 PM
barbtries (24,807 posts)
92. you're welcome!
Response to barbtries (Reply #92)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 06:31 PM
electric_blue68 (2,995 posts)
95. I'd forgotten about but knew of The Urban Dictionary 👍
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 05:00 PM
DFW (42,290 posts)
87. If anyone tells you they are going to play a funny song for you
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 06:31 PM
littlemissmartypants (14,733 posts)
94. Dear Stuart G, I can't believe that you are still beating this dead horse. Good luck. ❤ pants
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 07:39 PM
mopinko (59,305 posts)
96. the language is evolving
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 07:47 PM
97. I don't use abbreviations. I even write "okay".
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 12:40 AM
MyMission (718 posts)
99. Kicked and recommended (K & R) with comments
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 12:46 AM
PCIntern (21,385 posts)
101. Well, first you have to TOTT
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 01:14 AM
pnwmom (104,533 posts)
102. But it's super easy to look any up. Just google TTYL, for example, and see what you get. n/t
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 12:12 PM
JustABozoOnThisBus (20,927 posts)
105. I can try to explain the meaning of "nt":
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 05:08 PM
Chakaconcarne (1,383 posts)
108. They're kind of here to stay....
Response to Stuart G (Original post)
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 05:22 PM
DFW (42,290 posts)
109. OK, it's time
