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Sonia, post in any language you want - just mail us the Danish! (Skip the prune, though) -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Mallut <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 11:38 PM Subject: Re: Acronyms 'n Abbreviations >Ahh, but Sonia.... all you have to do to get back at us is to post in DANISH! >Can you imagine our reaction as we try to figure out what it is you've said? ><grin> > >Hugs... > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] > > >---------- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Sonia Nielsen >Sent: Monday, February 16, 1998 7:06 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN >Subject: Sv: Acronyms 'n Abbreviations > >-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >Fra: Barbara Mallut <[log in to unmask]> >Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN = ><[log in to unmask]> >Dato: 15. februar 1998 19:06 >Emne: Acronyms 'n Abbreviations > > >>Dear List-family.... >> >>I've been meaning to post 'bout our collective and respective use of = >"online >>acronyms," such as "LOL, IMHO, GD&R" etc. which are generally used by = >those >>who're "Net-savvy." Also there's an increased use of abbreviations = >that have >>evolved on and are used exclusively here on the List amongst our PD = >community, >>i.e., PWP, Parkie, N, etc. >> >>I've used my fair share of both acronyms and abbreviations, but always = >try to >>keep the first-time online user in mind, from the very newest newbie = >to the >>world of Cyberspace AND to the world of Parkinson's in mind when I = >write and >>post. >> >>I have a vision of some poor soul hesitantly tapping away at the keys = >of a >>little-used computer with a tremor-y hand, thinking 'I can't REALLY = >have >>Parkinson's Disease," and seeing their puzzlement when they start = >receiving >>List-mail that says something like "The N as usual didn't know the = >dosage I >>need to titerate to <g>" and wondering upon what planet they'd landed! >> >>"N" "<g>" ???? <LOL> <--- see? I've fallen into the trap myself!" = ><giggle> >> >>Sooooo...... that said, dear family and friends, just a reminder that = >when you >>'n I are posting away here on the List, DO keep in mind that there are = >SOME >>folks reading our messages who are not gonna understand a whole heckuva = >lot of >>what we say if we include too much "PD-List-speak," and/or = >"online-speak," in >>our message. 'Kay? >********** >Dear Barb, you really do me a favour, because sometimes a Dane like me = >don`t understand a WORD and have to guess - THANKS from >Sonia > > >NEVER GIVE UP