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>>> Posting number 71835
Date:         Mon, 15 Nov 1999 06:17:09 -0500
From:         janet paterson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      LIST: Acronyms

AFAIK   = As Far As I Know
AKA     = Also Known As
AND     = Any Day Now
ASAP    = As Soon As Possible
B4N     = Bye For Now
BL      = Belly Laughing
BTA     = But Then Again
BTDT    = Been There Done That
BTW     = By The Way
CG      = CareGiver
CUL     = See You Later
CUL8ER  = See You Later
DITY    = Did I Tell You
DTP     = Desk Top Publishing
F2F     = Face to Face
3D      = Face to Face
FAQ     = Frequently Asked Questions
FUD     = Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW    = For Whatever It's Worth
FYI     = For Your Information
G       = Grin
GAL     = Get A Life
GIGO    = Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST  = Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GMTA    = Great Minds Think Alike
GRD     = Grinning, Running, and Ducking
HHOK    = Ha Ha, Only Kidding
IAC     = In Any Case
IC      = I See
IDK     = I Don't Know
IDTT    = I'll Drink To That
IME     = In My Experience
IMO     = In My Opinion
IMHO    = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO  = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOOH    = I'm Out Of Here
IOW     = In Other Words
IRL     = In Real Life
ITA     = I Totally Agree
IYQ     = I Like You [say it fast!]
JIC     = Just In Case
JK      = Just Kidding
LDR     = Long Distance Relationship
LLTA    = Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LOL     = Laughing Out Loud
MBG     = My Best Guess
MOTOS   = Member Of the Opposite Sex
MYOB    = Mind Your Own Business
OLL     = On-Line Lovers
ONML    = 'Off' Now, More Later
ONWBB   = 'Off' Now, Will Be Brief [but not curt]
OTOH    = On The Other Hand
OTTOMH  = Off The Top Of My Head
PD      = Parkinson's Disease
PDA     = Public Display of Affection
PITB    = Pain In The Butt
POV     = Point Of View
PTB     = Powers That Be
PWP     = Person With Parkinson's
RE      = Regarding
ROTFL   = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLOL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
RTFM    = Read The [your choice] Manual
SIG     = Special Interest Group
SOL     = Smiling Out Loud
SUL     = See You Later
TAFN    = That's All For Now
TGIF    = Thank God It's Friday
TIA     = Thanks In Advance
TNTL    = Trying Not To Laugh
TTFN    = Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL    = Talk To You Later
WFM     = Works For Me
WRT     = With Regard To
WTG     = Way To Go
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
WITHDIPI = Where In The Heck Did I Put It
2MSA     = Too Many Stupid Acronyms

addendum number one:

CRAFT     = Can't Remember A [your choice] Thing
CRS       = Can't Remember [your choice]
TNWIMAA   = That's Not What I Meant At All
NNNYG     = No, No, No, You Goof
WDIAAA?   = Where Do I Access (The) Acronym Archives?

addendum number two:

"MIME is an acronym for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.
It builds on the older standard by standardizing additional fields
for mail message headers that describe new types of content and
organization for messages."

addendum number three:

AMTG      = Ain't Modern Technology Grand?

addendum number four:

LHIW      = Lets Hope It Works

janet paterson
52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/
613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0