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Acronyms

Dazzler21
Dazzler21 Posts: 51,343
edited April 2009 in Troubleshooting
Can people please pop in brackets the full word the first time they use an acronym in a thread - sometimes it makes my head hurt trying to work out what stuff like

ROTFLMAO means
and what the OP is
I understand the CLIT

but not YUNG2468 or whatever it was ;o)
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  • StanmoreAddick
    StanmoreAddick Posts: 4,150
    I think the idea is they abbreviate to reduce the amount of typing mate... :-)

    Roll on the floor laughing my ar$e off is a bit of a keyboard full



    IMHO of course
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,991
    PMSL
  • FFS ;-)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,203
    TLA bingo anyone?

    That's three letter acronyms Dazzler.

    Fun game to play in boring meetings.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    TTFN
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,343
    ok i should have guessed i'd get these ;o)
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    OP (original post???)
  • StanmoreAddick
    StanmoreAddick Posts: 4,150
    almost as inevitable as the reaction to AFKA's "keeping threads on topic" rallying cry......

    Nug- make you right....
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Who's LOL ?

    ;-)
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    OP: Original Poster
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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,343
    [cite]Posted By: miserableold-ish git[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]JCE? JCL? WTF?

    Seconded
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    edited April 2009
    Sorry to be pedantic, but most of these are acronyms not abbreviations.

    PS

    HTH
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,203
    johnny come lately and early

    WTF What the flip

    LOL Laugh out loud

    IMHO In my humble opinion

    FFS For Fred's Sake

    OB Old Bill

    ST Season Ticket

    CAFC Charlton Athletic Football Club

    JSS South Stand
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    PICNIC - Problem in chair, not in computer
    DAU - Dumb ass user

    sorry - I work in IT support
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Our season certainly should be filed under FUBAR.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,820
    OS - Official site

    CL - Charlton Life (though i did once hear someone saying it referring to a minor competition called the Champions League)
  • c4fcdenmark
    c4fcdenmark Posts: 2,041
    ROTFLMAO please?
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,018
    SNAFU - Situation Normal All...
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,582
    [cite]Posted By: c4fcdenmark[/cite]ROTFLMAO please?

    Rolling on the floor, laughing my arse off?
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,203
    [cite]Posted By: StanmoreAddick[/cite]I think the idea is they abbreviate to reduce the amount of typing mate... :-)

    Roll on the floor laughing my ar$e off is a bit of a keyboard full



    IMHO of course

    See above Hans
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,820
    AFKA - A Fat Know All
  • c4fcdenmark
    c4fcdenmark Posts: 2,041
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: StanmoreAddick[/cite]I think the idea is they abbreviate to reduce the amount of typing mate... :-)

    Roll on the floor laughing my ar$e off is a bit of a keyboard full



    IMHO of course

    See above Hans

    Thank you Ben.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,203
    AFKA - A Funky Kinda Administrator

    WSS - Well Skinny Sexmachine

    DA9 Dresses Awfully 9
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,620
    np
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,343
    Nipple Puff?
  • c4fcdenmark
    c4fcdenmark Posts: 2,041
    I heard somewhere that they nearly went for the name central university of newcastle upon tyne? Surely some mistake.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,343
    CUNUT?
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    edited April 2009
    FUBAR-a bit like this season,damn just seen previous post.....jesus i'm having a crap day :(
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,018
    DILLIGAF