definition of industry standard forum abbreviations-eg FWIW, IMO, etc...

ine-kpro... · 10th January 2006

specially for the newbies and the likes of me who read posts and sit there trying to figure out what the hell are they trying to say with those lettters. what are the definitions of those abbreviations most people use in forums. mainly the most commonly used ones and the new released abbreviations. some of them look like they just grabbed lines from the eye chart.

eg.
FWIW
IMHO
IMO

there's more, but I can't remember all of them.

Matej · 10th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by ine-kpro...

specially for the newbies and the likes of me who read posts and sit there trying to figure out what the hell are they trying to say with those lettters. what are the definitions of those abbreviations most people use in forums. mainly the most commonly used ones and the new released abbreviations. some of them look like they just grabbed lines from the eye chart.

eg.
FWIW
IMHO
IMO

there's more, but I can't remember all of them.

FWIW - for what it's worth
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMO - in my opinion (but not humble fuuck )

google will help you with the rest...

RyanR · 10th January 2006

http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/

GYang · 10th January 2006

YMMV

natpub · 11th January 2006

The internet abbreviations are common and have nothing to do specifically with this forum. In fact, many of the earliest ones resulted from online games called MUD's which were originally text based versions of things like Dungeons & Dragons. Such games have evolved into the current offerings like EQ or WoW. A derivitive is l33t-speak which uses various numbers and symbols that looks basically like letters to make words. Another derivitive is due to common keyboard reversals and typos, such as "pr0n" (porn--note the l33t substitution of the 0 for o); also there are extended typo l33t such as Rox0rz or sux0rz.

Finally, for this and other audio forums, there are the endless acronyms and numbers associated with gear. I tried to make a list of the most important ones for my wife, so she could understand what I and others were saying when we went out on the town and talked shop. If I find the list I will post it as a Word doc---it had things like 1073, 1176, MP, 251, etc.

Someone posted a link to some acronyms, but there are many internet speak and l33t speak specific ones.

GPl · 11th January 2006

ROFL!

AdamJay · 11th January 2006

STFU

the1Hub · 11th January 2006

STFU explained Here. complete with video... a must see.

one of my favorites for gearslutz.... utfse =use the f*cking search engine.

jdunn · 11th January 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanR

http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/

Oh man, there's some funny ones on that list, such as....

YOMMFSWGAS
You've Obviously Mistaken Me For Someone Who Gives A Shit

10th January 2006	#1
ine-kpro... Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 233 Thread Starter	definition of industry standard forum abbreviations-eg FWIW, IMO, etc... specially for the newbies and the likes of me who read posts and sit there trying to figure out what the hell are they trying to say with those lettters. what are the definitions of those abbreviations most people use in forums. mainly the most commonly used ones and the new released abbreviations. some of them look like they just grabbed lines from the eye chart. eg. FWIW IMHO IMO there's more, but I can't remember all of them. __________________ ine-kpro... (eye-yen-kay pro) <--- watch this space ---> www.ine-kpro.com www.3views.ine-kpro.com

11th January 2006	#5
natpub More cowbell! Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,170 2 Reviews written	The internet abbreviations are common and have nothing to do specifically with this forum. In fact, many of the earliest ones resulted from online games called MUD's which were originally text based versions of things like Dungeons & Dragons. Such games have evolved into the current offerings like EQ or WoW. A derivitive is l33t-speak which uses various numbers and symbols that looks basically like letters to make words. Another derivitive is due to common keyboard reversals and typos, such as "pr0n" (porn--note the l33t substitution of the 0 for o); also there are extended typo l33t such as Rox0rz or sux0rz. Finally, for this and other audio forums, there are the endless acronyms and numbers associated with gear. I tried to make a list of the most important ones for my wife, so she could understand what I and others were saying when we went out on the town and talked shop. If I find the list I will post it as a Word doc---it had things like 1073, 1176, MP, 251, etc. Someone posted a link to some acronyms, but there are many internet speak and l33t speak specific ones. __________________ Sonic Sorcery Austin, Texas

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