29 Oct
2001
29 Oct
'01
12:41 a.m.
see below, plz.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Koller" <vze2mnvr(a)verizon.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>rg>; "Greg Ewing"
<greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] New toy...
speaking of ...
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.
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?
Feel free to add any that you feel to be significant.
Greg Ewing wrote:
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.
John Lawson:
FB OM YR SIGS 599 RPT 599 QSL VIA BURO TNX ES
73 DE KB6SCO
pete(a)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. :-) Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept,
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