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------------------------------------------------------------ acronyms / purpose of our list / iyq 98/02/18 ------------------------------------------------------------ ...those of us who have been privileged to have access to the internet for some time are frequently guilty of using 'insider' language and short-forms without regard for the newer internet adventurers i consciously try to avoid using such insider 'lingo' partly in consideration of the above-mentioned 'newbies' and partly in consideration of the international aspect of this list-group i am privileged in that english [my native language - albeit the canadian version] is becoming or already has become the internet's primary language and i only have admiration for those who have learned english as a second [or third, or fourth...] language so... SPAM = that canned usa-manufactured pseudo ham = 'junk' e-mail spewed to all and sundry LOL = laughing out loud PD = parkinson's disease PWD = person with parkinson's disease PARKIE = another version of person with parkinson's disease in re the above two terms: you pays your money and you takes your choice! ...sometimes words/ideas that are written can be easily misunderstood [especially, it seems, when the tone is casual and teasing] since there is no body language/facial expression to assist the receiver in interpretation so short-forms and 'emoticons' like <<g>> = grin or giggle :-) = smile have developed for clarity's sake the internet and e-mail are a brand new communications phenomenon so in the larger sense, we are all 'newbies' to this medium ... IMHO = in my humble opinion, FWIW = for whatever it's worth, sometimes very short messages can 'backfire' in the sense that the sender may intend a kindness in being brief but the receiver may interpret the brevity as curtness or criticism some of our cyber family want short messages some want long messages some want jokes some want purely pd related info we are each of us totally unique one-of-a-kind individuals [how's that for redundancy?] we have to do what we have to do to be true to ourselves and not be overly concerned about others' opinions of us i believe that the purpose of this list is sharing [barb patterson perpetrated the ultimate in sharing by starting this list in november 1993] if we feel the need to share news about pd or non-pd celebrations/victories anger/sadness jokes/humour pain/loss so be it ...i hope all of us continue writing to us we are all in this 'boat' together for the 'long haul' each one of us has something to contribute which might benefit others ...i think that 99% of angry reactions are caused by mis-understandings or mis-interpretations and the best [maybe only] way to clear out the mess is to talk it all out back to our favourite cyber-dad-don his expression I.Y.Q. as pronounced in english sounds like 'eye why kew' and if said quickly, can sound like 'i wike you', which can sometimes be interpreted as 'baby-talk' for 'i like you' i have always found the expression delightful as well as a tad goofy which is another reason why i.y.q. 2, mr. don and mr. pd both! your cyber-sibling in silliness [yr cybyr-cyblyng yn syllynyss] janet ------------------------------------------------------------ a new voice: http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm 51/10 - endocarb/selegiline/fluoxetine - [log in to unmask] janet paterson