Abreviations.


I enjoy reading the”old” posts on all of the forums linked on AR and have learned a great deal from them.
However, I do struggle with abbreviations (shown in block capital letters) commonly used in the posts. I am a British citizen and I live in the United Kingdom and as such I do not get much exposure to your hunting language outside of this forum. I guess it is also an age thing as well, as I do not understand much of the text language messages I receive on my mobile phone.

Here are a few examples of what I need help with:-
IMO
IMHO
DRT
PITA
FWIW

Could someone explain the above, and any others commonly used that I have missed, without causing too much offence if they are all swear words.


Thank you
Backworth Bob

IMO - in my opinion
IMHO - in my honest opinion
DRT - ?
PITA - pain in the ass
FWIW - for what it's worth

Sorry about DRT.

The one I can't decipher is YMMV. Means "your results may vary;" it just isn't spelled that way. Help?

Dunno about DRT, but I believe YMMV = "Your Mileage May Vary."

DRT = dead right there!

Bob, you're DRT!
IMO, no, IMHO, abbreviations are a PITA, FWIW.

Sorry! couldn't help it!

quote:

Bob, you're DRT!
IMO, no, IMHO, abbreviations are a PITA, FWIW.

LMAO!

LMAO = laughing my ass off.



LWD

IIRC: If I Recall Correctly

and yes, YMMV is indeed "Your Mileage May Vary"
as derived from the legal disclaimer included by law
when the fuel economy of a car is mentioned (also
required by law) in an advertisement for an automobile.

there are also variations on PITA
MPITA
RPITA
RFPITA
RPITFA

The Long Version of ROFL
ROTFLMFAO


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Then there is BTDT = "been there, done that"

Bear in Fairbanks

WTF, one of my favorites.

IANALB = i am not a lawyer, but....

a handy one for some discussions....

substitute the L with an E for "expert."

Then there's the OOC series.....they run the gamut from,

OOC = Out of Control

MOOC = Marginally Out of Control

ROOC = Really Out of Control

SOOC = Simply Out of Control

to

TFOOC = Totally F****** Out of Control

You can get a lot of milage out of the OOC series - just use your imagination and add about any adjective, adverb or expletive you desire.

During my time in the military the favorite for the NCO's (Non-Commissioned Officers) was

HMFIC = Head M***** F*****-In-Charge

followed by,

IDGAFS = I don't give a flying S***

I have been patiently waiting for someone to do POS. roger

quote:

Originally posted by bartsche:
I have been patiently waiting for someone to do POS. roger

How 'bout SAPOS.

WFO- wide f###### open

I used to put down CHMF for my title on stuff I was suspicious of generating junk mail. Whe it began to inevitably spawn LOTS of junk mail at work and the girl from the mail room wanted to know what CHMF stood for I quit doing that.

miles.....

quote:

I used to put down CHMF for my title

WTF-Over? Followed by R&TA (=Read & Throw Away)


Hey! BB (Backworth Bob) where have you gone to in this exchange?

quote:

Originally posted by LWD:

quote:

Bob, you're DRT!
IMO, no, IMHO, abbreviations are a PITA, FWIW.

LMAO!

LMAO = laughing my ass off.



LWD

ROTFLMAO! = rolling on the floor laughing my ass off!

IMHO is also In my humble opinion which spawned IMNHO (In my not-so humble opinion).

And the ever useful: FYIOH

"you-know-what" I'm outta here!

Here's an index of internet acronyms.

http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/

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Originally posted by Fjold:
Here's an index of internet acronyms.

http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/

Thanks, Frank. roger

FFS = "for fu*k's sake;" if yu hang out in the PF long, this abbreviation will become a way of life.

Oh! WGABRA? roger

Craigster - agreed WTF is priceless.

Also a good one,
PEBKAC = Problem exists between keyboard and chair.

CWAC Calculated wild ass guess. Did this a lot in the Army; sometimes do it now when reloading wildcats.