Nope, I knew the ones you listed, but I wonder if texting shorthand such as 'ur' qualify as the original email type shorthand.
v/r //SIGNED// Stephen S. Wolfe, YA2, DAF 6th MDG Data Services Manager 6th MDG Information System Security Officer Comm (813) 827-9994 DSN 651-9994 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Abbott Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 3:49 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF} Acronyms - was Re: SP2 Fixes - Light at the end of the tunnel Hmmm, I assumed (wrongly, obviously) that AIUI was a WKA (well known acronym). Just for interest, who does / doesn't know these: AIUI - as I understand it AKA - also known as IMO - in my opinion IOW - in other words IMHO - in my humble opinion AFAIK - as far as I know AFAIR - as far as I recall ATM - at the moment BTW - by the way FWIW - for what it's worth YMMV - your mileage may vary IIRC - if I recall correctly HTH - hope this helps LOL - laugh out loud ROFLMAO - roll on the floor laughing my ass off <gd&r> - grin duck and run All these are ones I tend to use out of the scores out there - and I'd assumed that they were common currency. Maybe their use is dying out? Allen wrote: > And for those native English speakers as well. Saves wrongful guessing. > Allen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ricardo Araoz > > WIBEFAOU(STOUWANNES)TLTUOATAM ? > > (a.k.a. "Wouldn't it be easier for all of us (specially those of us who are > not native English speakers) to limit the use of acronyms to a > minimum?") -- Cheers ============ Brian Abbott ============ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
