27 Oct
2001
27 Oct
'01
10:38 a.m.
On Oct 27, 11:50, Ron Hudson wrote:
For the rest of us, what kind of greek is that? : ^ )
John Lawson wrote:
>
> FB OM YR SIGS 599 RPT 599 QSL VIA BURO TNX ES 73 DE KB6SCO
FB "fine business"
OM old man
YR your
SIGS signal is
599 5 (readability) 9 (strength) 5 (tone, IIRC)
RPT I repeat
599 5 x 5 x 9
QSL "can you acknowledge receipt"
VIA via
BURO QSL Bureaus are clearing houses for QSL cards, used to save
postage costs when contacting people overseas etc (and useful
for places with unreliable mail)
TNX thanks
ES and
73 best regards
DE from
KB6SCO (callsign)
It's (mostly standard) radio ham CW (continuous wave) abbreviations, used
to save keying too much morse.
I'm sure several people on the list read that straight off without much
thought, but I confess I had to think about some of them, it's been so long
since I listened :-)
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
28 Oct
28 Oct
11:24 a.m.
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, +--------------------------------------+
University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a |
Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. |
greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+
11:56 a.m.
On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 02:24:12PM +1300, Greg Ewing wrote:
John Lawson:
What I didn't know (until a Canadian guy at my ex-workplace explained
it to me) was that many of these abbreviations are French in origin.
("DE") That especially applies to the combined letter groups ("AR"
with
no space in between = "end of message" = "arret", for example).
This is not true of all abbreviations, of course. "FB" = "fine
business"
(I know that only because I was looking for info on printing telegraphs
and stock tickers and found an old ARRL Handbook).
-- Derek
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. :-) 
4:36 p.m.
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 -
FWIW - for what it's worth
AFAIK -
WRT - with respect/regards to
ISTR -
TMK -
ISTR -
SAS -
FAE -
FA -
DIY - Do it yourself
YMMV -
HMMV -
ECO - Engineering Change Order ?
AAMAF -
PITA -
IPA -
TIA - Thanks In Advance
NG -
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:
>
> 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, +--------------------------------------+
> University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a |
> Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. |
> greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+
4:16 p.m.
Ian Koller wrote:
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 -
TMK -
ISTR -
SAS -
FAE -
FA -
DIY - Do it yourself
YMMV - Your mileage may vary
HMMV -
ECO - Engineering Change Order ?
AAMAF -
PITA - pain in the ass
IPA -
TIA - Thanks In Advance
NG - no good (or NFG)
NAOA - Not An Official Acronym
TTBOMK - to the best of my knowledge
My favorite? TANSTAAFL - there ain't no
such thing as a free lunch
5:56 p.m.
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 -
ISTR - I seem to recall
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 ass
IPA -
TIA - Thanks In Advance
NG - no good (or NFG)
NAOA - Not An Official Acronym
TTBOMK - to the best of my knowledge
My favorite? TANSTAAFL - there ain't no
such thing as a free lunch
29 Oct
29 Oct
12:29 p.m.
One Without Reason <vance(a)ikickass.org>rg>:
There's always ROFLMAOWMCOMN. Rolling On the
Floor Laughing My Ass Off
With Milk Coming Out My Nose.
That'll teach you to snort dairy products.
Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+
University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a |
Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. |
greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+
28 Oct
28 Oct
5:25 p.m.
speaking of ...
In no time somebody is bound to post the URL to some master list.
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 remember
TMK -
ISTR - still I seem to remember
SAS -
FAE -
FA -
DIY - Do it yourself
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
HMMV -
ECO - Engineering Change Order ?
AAMAF -
PITA - Pain In The Ass
IPA -
TIA - Thanks In Advance
NG -
NAOA - Not An Official Acronym
TTBOMK - to the best of my knowledge 
5:50 p.m.
IIRC - if I recall correctly ?
Or If I Remember Correctly.
IOW -
In Other Words
AFAIK -
As Far As I Know
ISTR -
I Seem To Recall/Remember
FA -
For Auction
YMMV -
Your Mileage May Vary
HMMV -
High Mobility Multipurpose Vehicle (the actual acronym for the Hummer)
ECO - Engineering Change Order ?
Yes.
PITA -
Pain In The Ass
NG -
No Good
Feel free to add any that you feel to be significant.
RTFM - Read The F*cking Manual
NB - Nota Bene
ROFL - Rolling On Floor, Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor, Laughing My Ass Off
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/
5:51 p.m.
It was thus said that the Great Ian Koller once stated:
can anyone fill in the blanks here ...
Only filling in the ones that are blank and that I know. Other's deleted
for space reasons:
IOW - in other words
AFAIK - as far as I know
ISTR - it stands to reason (I'm guessing here)
TMK - to my knowledge
YMMV - your milage may vary (used in the US on car commercials when
distance per
unit of gasoline)
PITA - pain in the ass (or a type of very flat breat
from the Middle East)
NG - no good? No go?
-spc (TLAs, ETLAs, it's all alphabet soup ... )
5:56 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Koller" <vze2mnvr(a)verizon.net
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>rg>; "Greg Ewing"
<greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz Sent: Monday, October
29, 2001 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] New toy...
speaking of ...
IN OTHER WORDS
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 - FWIW - for what it's worth
AFAIK -
AS FAR AS I KNOW
WRT - with respect/regards to
ISTR -
TMK -
ISTR -
SAS -
FAE -
FA -
FUCK ALL (IN AUSTRALIA ANYWAY :-))
DIY - Do it yourself
YMMV -
YOUR MILAGE MAY VARY
HMMV -
ECO - Engineering Change Order ?
AAMAF -
PITA -
IPA -
TIA - Thanks In Advance
NG -
NO GOOD
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:
> 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,
+--------------------------------------+
> University of Canterbury, | A citizen of
NewZealandCorp, a
|
> Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned
subsidiary of USA Inc.
|
> greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
+--------------------------------------+
29 Oct
29 Oct
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,
+--------------------------------------+
University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a |
Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. |
greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+
4:14 a.m.
New subject: Acronyms (was: [OT] New toy...
Almost all of them ARE more than a decade old, therefore, not necessarily
OFF-TOPIC.
can anyone fill in the blanks here ...
IOW - IN OTHER WORDS
AFAIK - AS FAR AS I KNOW
ISTR - I SEEM TO RECALL
TMK -
ISTR - I SEEM TO REMEMBER (as differentiated from the one 2 above)
SAS -
SASE - SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE
FAE -
FA -
FSOT - FOR SALE OR TRADE
YMMV - YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY
HMMV -
AAMAF -
PITA - PAIN IN THE ASS (PC INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATINS?)
IPA -
NG - NO GOOD
NFG - NO FUCKING GOOD
NAOA - Not An Official Acronym
TLA - THREE
LETTER ACRONYM
TLA - THREE LETTER AGENCY (CIA, FBI, NSA, ...)
5:50 p.m.
New subject: Acronyms
Here's my stab at a few of yours:
FA - For Auction
FAE - For All Ears
TMK - To My Knowledge
And my own (obvious) additions:
AFK - Away From Keyboard
BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death
FPS - First-Person Shooter
FYIFV - F*** You I'm Fully Vested
FUBAR - F***ed Up Beyond All Reason
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
N1 - Nice one (from FPSes)
NS - Nice Shot (from FPSes)
MOTD - Message Of The Day
POD - Priest Of Discord (from Everquest)
STFU - Shut The F*** Up
TMTOWTDI - There's More Than One Way To Do It
WYSIAYG - What You See Is All You Get
And stimulating my passive vocabulary with Jargon File 4.3.1:
1TBS - one True Brace Style
BOFH - Bastard Operator From Hell
DED - Dark-Emitting Diode
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out
HTH - Hope This Helps
IWBNI - It Would Be Nice IF
IYFEG - Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
LER - Light-Emitting Resistor
MOTxS - Member Of The <Xxxxx> Sex
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PHB - Pointy-Haired Boss
RSN - Real Soon Now
SIG - Special Interest Group
SO - Significant Other
UCE - Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail
WIMP - Window, Icon, Menu, Pointing device
WIBNI - Wouldn't It Be Nice If
YHBT - You Have Been Trolled
YKYBHTLW - You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com
29 Oct
29 Oct
9:37 a.m.
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11:46 a.m.
Ahhh, it does seem that more than one of may have benefitted
from this.
David's provided URL ... http://www.acronymfinder.com/
And the compilation of all contributions ... Only two still missing
AAMAF - ???????????????????????????
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
DIY - Do It Yourself
ECO - Engineering Change Order
ETLA - Extended Three Letter Acronym
FA - For Auction / F*ck All
FAE - Field Applications Engineer
FCO - Field Change Order
FS - For Sale
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
HMMV - High Mobility Multipurpose Vehicle ( acronym for the Hummer )
His Milage May Vary
HTH - Hope This/That Helps
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
IPA - Internet Protocol Address or Iso Propyl Alcohol
ISTR - I Seem To Recall/Remember or It Stands To Reason
NAOA - Not An Official Acronym
NB - Nota Bene
NBG - No Bloody Good
NG - No Good / No Go / News Group
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - Pain In The Ass/Arse
ROFL - Rolling On Floor, Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor, Laughing My Ass Off
ROFLMAOWMCOMN - Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off
With Milk Coming Out My Nose
RTFM - Read The F*cking Manual
SAS - ?????????????????????????????????
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TLA - Three Letter Acronym/Abbreviation
TMK - To My Knowledge
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
WRT - With Respect/Regards To
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
Thanks To All
9:58 a.m.
New subject: Abbr. (was Re: [OT] New toy...)
On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Ian Koller wrote:
speaking of ...
yes
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 -
FWIW - for what it's worth
AFAIK -
as far as I know
WRT - with respect/regards to
ISTR -
TMK -
to my knowledge
ISTR -
SAS -
FAE -
FA -
DIY - Do it yourself
YMMV -
your mileage may vary
HMMV -
ECO - Engineering Change Order ?
AAMAF -
PITA -
pain in the ass
IPA -
TIA - Thanks In Advance
NG -
no good
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:
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, +--------------------------------------+
University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a |
Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. |
greg(a)cosc.canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+
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