[OT] New toy...

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon Oct 29 08:41:28 2001

see below, plz.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Koller" <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>; "Greg Ewing" <greg_at_cosc.canterbury.ac.nz>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] New toy...


>
> speaking of ...
>
> > To those dismayed at the mangulations of language being
> > used by some people in email these days, this just goes
> > to show that there's nothing new under the sun. :-)
>
> can anyone fill in the blanks here ...
>
> IMHO - in my humble opinion
> IMO - in my opinion
> IIRC - if I recall correctly ?
> OTOH - on the other hand
> FYI - for your information
> IOW - In other words
> FWIW - for what it's worth
> AFAIK - as far as I know
> WRT - with respect/regards to
> ISTR - I seem to recall
> TMK - to my knowledge
> SAS -
> FAE -
> FA -
> DIY - Do it yourself
> YMMV - your mileage may vary
> HMMV - his mileage may vary (?)
> ECO - Engineering Change Order ?
> AAMAF -
> PITA - pain in the *ss
> IPA -
> TIA - Thanks In Advance
> NG - news group
> NAOA - Not An Official Acronym
> TTBOMK - to the best of my knowledge
>
> I hate to admit it, but I haven't figured some of these out.
> And just maybe someone else hasn't either? but wouldn't want
> to be associated with asking any stupid questions?
>
Yes, better to ask frame the question as a smart one. Of course the only really
stupid question is the one that one's afraid to ask.
>
> Feel free to add any that you feel to be significant.
>
>
> Greg Ewing wrote:
> >
> > John Lawson:
> >
> > > FB OM YR SIGS 599 RPT 599 QSL VIA BURO TNX ES 73 DE KB6SCO
> >
> > pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com (Pete Turnbull):
> >
> > > It's (mostly standard) radio ham CW (continuous wave) abbreviations, used
> > > to save keying too much morse.
> >
> > To those dismayed at the mangulations of language being
> > used by some people in email these days, this just goes
> > to show that there's nothing new under the sun. :-)
>
I heard some pretty good ones on the radio a day or two ago, in the context of
text messaging via cellphone. I'd say things will become more cryptic if that's
any indication.
>
> > Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+
> > University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a |
> > Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. |
> > greg_at_cosc.canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+
>
>
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