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LEARNING THE LINGO

Shanus — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:22:38 GMT

I figured out OP, IMO, DH, DD, to reply to someone with @ + their nickname, and a few other expressions. What is a "troll" or don't I want to know?

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Shanus — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:24:43 GMT

Oh.....Anyone want to make a list of other useful abbreviations used on forums? May be helpful to others, too.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

wvumountiefan — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:27:14 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
Oh.....Anyone want to make a list of other useful abbreviations used on forums? May be helpful to others, too.

It took me a while to figure out what DD, DH meant also. There are still some that I don't get, but I'm getting better! 😉

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

esmeesmerelda — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:32:35 GMT

OP, you have posts all the way back to 2011.

Why do you keep pretending you're new to the boards?

(BTW google searches are quick and easy lookups for commonly used internet acronyms, articles on trolls etc.)

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

tansy — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:29:28 GMT

Thank you, @esmeesmerelda.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

esmeesmerelda — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:31:56 GMT

@tansy wrote:
Thank you, @esmeesmerelda.

You're welcome @tansy.

It's sort of the "elephant in the room" so I decided to say it lol.

😙😉

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

LTT1 — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:36:50 GMT

@Shanus

IMHO-- In My Humble Opinion

DBIL -- dear brother in law/

DSIL-- dear sister or son in law

DGCs-- dear grand children

DGS/DGD

FYI For your information

IDK-- I Don't Know

Isn't this crazy? But it CAN save time occasionally

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

raven-blackbird — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:47:43 GMT

@esmeesmerelda wrote:

OP, you have posts all the way back to 2011.
Why do you keep pretending you're new to the boards?
(BTW google searches are quick and easy lookups for commonly used internet acronyms, articles on trolls etc.)

at only about 61 posts per year.............doesn't seem so far fetched she wouldn't know some of the internet shorthand..........I've been posting for a lot longer then that and have more posts here then she............and I don't know most of them..................................................raven

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:51:45 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@I figured out OP, IMO, DH, DD, to reply to someone with @ + their nickname, and a few other expressions. What is a "troll" or don't I want to know?

@Shanus

Don't you know how to google ?

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Tribbles — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:54:18 GMT

In addition to the acronyms there is board etiquette. All caps is considered SHOUTING or look at me I'm more important than everyone else.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Shanus — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:55:11 GMT

@esmeesmerelda Hello. Yes I do, but I'm trying to learn from the other posters how to post correctly & improve my skills. Appreciate your help.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

esmeesmerelda — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:56:09 GMT

@raven-blackbird wrote:
@esmeesmerelda wrote:

OP, you have posts all the way back to 2011.
Why do you keep pretending you're new to the boards?
(BTW google searches are quick and easy lookups for commonly used internet acronyms, articles on trolls etc.)
at only about 61 posts per year.............doesn't seem so far fetched she wouldn't know some of the internet shorthand..........I've been posting for a lot longer then that and have more posts here then she............and I don't know most of them..................................................raven

True.

Should've clarified my comment addressed not just this query but also many of her recent posts, threads feigning newbie innocence much of them now deleted by the mods. Hence the elephant reference, and the fact my posts resonated with others who hearted. No biggy. Just part of the entertainment we see here sometimes lol.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Beth-QVC — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:01:32 GMT

This post has been removed by QVC because it is unnecessarily rude

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Shanus — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:02:11 GMT

@raven-blackbird.....You're right. A lot has changed since my first posts. Back then I didn't even know how to reply to a specific post, check my list of posts, etc. It's just like there are new things to learn each time my computer or cell updates. I'm definitely not a techie and when I received my IPad, spent many hours at the APPLE store trying to figure out what I did to mess it up. Thanks.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

SilleeMee — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:06:15 GMT

Acronyms are different from abbreviations. OP, IMO, FYI, LOL...these are not acronyms, but abbreviations. Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced as words like NASA, RADAR, LASER, SCUBA. This is a pet peeve of mine when people say it's an "acronym" when really it's an abbreviation. I know I'm nit picking...just kick me...LOL!

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

esmeesmerelda — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:03:28 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@esmeesmerelda Hello. Yes I do, but I'm trying to learn from the other posters how to post correctly & improve my skills. Appreciate your help.

Something I learned from other posters here.......

google "netiquette" or internet etiquette.

Good info out there.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

esmeesmerelda — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 06:53:07 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Acronyms are different from abbreviations. OP, IMO, FYI, LOL...these are not acronyms, but abbreviations. Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced as words like NASA, RADAR, LASER, SCUBA. This is a pet peeve of mine when people say its an "acronym" when really it's an abbreviations. I know I'm nit picking...just kick me...LOL!

I usually google "internet acronyms" and find them.

Or maybe all those websites use the wrong terminology.

But interesting point nonetheless, and no kicking lol!

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Moonchilde — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:42:01 GMT

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

And some cannot be fooled; no one ever seems to remember that.

SMH is an acronym for Shaking My Head

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Pqfan — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:08:44 GMT

I always read IMHO as IM HO lol

Runs from webbie...

Delete if needed it's okay.

Re: LEARNING THE LINGO

Texasmouse — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:26:57 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Acronyms are different from abbreviations. OP, IMO, FYI, LOL...these are not acronyms, but abbreviations. Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced as words like NASA, RADAR, LASER, SCUBA. This is a pet peeve of mine when people say it's an "acronym" when really it's an abbreviation. I know I'm nit picking...just kick me...LOL!

An acronym (sometimes called an initialism) is simply a word formed by taking letters (usually the first) of each word in a phrase to form an abbreviation. Acronyms are thus a subset of abbreviations. (Notice that they may be pronounced as words themselves or spelt out depending on the case.)