8 yrs, 4 mths ago

Internet acronyms

Inspired by Petal’s post regarding internet acronyms in this topic…..http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/forums/talkback/does-someone-actually-read-the-reviews-before-publishing-might-have-missed-this-one

….I thought I’d take it upon myself to educate any of you who might be scratching their heads every time someone posts WTF, or something like that.

Here goes:

FTR = For The Record

AFAIC = As Far As I’m Concerned

AFAIA = As Far As I’m Aware (there is another one like this, I can’t remember it though)

WTF = What The insert the F word here

FYI = For Your Information

I’ll come back to this topic later when I can think of more, but feel free to add your own.

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  • 7 yrs, 11 mths ago

    I must admit that I don’t use acronyms often when I send a text. I’m a bit old school in that regard. However I do use them at work when using our instant messenger app 🙂

  • 8 yrs ago

    Bumping this up…

    TUD = TheUglyDuckling, aka one of BH’s most fabulous & hilarious members. :o)

  • 8 yrs, 2 mths ago

    This is funny. I’m not a fan of acronyms with the exception of Lol. I use it to highlight a lighthearted moment.

    My mum is a high school teacher… English teacher to be exact.

    So proper punctuation, grammar and spelling must be used at all times.

  • 8 yrs, 4 mths ago
    • NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard
    • OICU812 – Van Halen album, just threw it out there for the oldies to touch base.
  • 8 yrs, 4 mths ago

    Now for one that had me stumped when I saw it yesterday – I had to Google it just now to find out what it is.

    • ICYMI – In Case You Missed It
  • 8 yrs, 4 mths ago

    Aaaand some others:

    • SMH – Shaking My Head
    • IMNSHO – In My Not So Honest (or Humble) Opinion
    • STFU – Shut The (beep) Up
  • 8 yrs, 4 mths ago

    Just remembered another one:

    NFI – No F***ing Idea

    Yes, I do have a bit of a penchant for profanity.

  • 8 yrs, 4 mths ago

    Thought of more forumy ones! And some non-forumy ones too 🙂

    TL;DR Too Long; Didn’t Read – used after long posts to provide a summary for people who can’t be bothered reading what you lovingly wrote. (I use this one a lot tbh)

    TBH To Be Honest – another one I use a lot!

    FWIW For What It’s Worth

    ILY I love you

    TTTT To Tell The Truth

  • 8 yrs, 4 mths ago

    Thanks for definitions. I’ve learnt some new ones. All I was confident on was lol, brb, lmfao.

  • 8 yrs, 4 mths ago

    WARNING: This post contains swear words. Look away now if you’re easily offended!

    I’ve got another one that I use a lot:

    CBA – Can’t Be Arsed

    You can also use CBF (Can’t Be F***ed) as well if you prefer profanity.

    There’s also:

    FGS – For God’s Sake

    FFS – For F***s Sake

    TGIF – Thank God It’s Friday

    TFIF – Thank F*** It’s Friday

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