Joao Paulo... Oooops! I tend to forget we're an international group sometimes,since I kind of picture us a our own small-town Parkie community. "AKA" means "also known as...." It's one of the huge collection of acronyms the online community has embraced in order not to be forced to type out whole sentences. My favorite is "LOL," which stands for "laughing out loud." Barb Mallut aka "Lil_Honey" on the Parkie Chat [log in to unmask] ---------- From: PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf of Joao Paulo Carvalho Sent: Friday, December 20, 1996 5:39 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: Simple #Parkie Chat Directions Barbara Mallut wrote: > > Barb Mallut > aka "Lil_Honey" in #parkie chat > [log in to unmask] Great Barb M, What means the word aka that I could not find in the diccionaries ?? Would it means aknowledge as ?? Regards, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+