message board lingo

[stampin stacy]

Hey Xray Amy,

Maybe we should create a cheat sheet of message board abbreviations, such as sahm, dh, lol, kwim, etc. That would make posting messages quicker but everyone would know what the other is trying to say, or is there a good reference link for this online already.

[XrayAmy]

Well since I just recently figured out what sahm means and I have no clue what kwim means, I'm certainly not the one that could do this! I bet you'd be good though Stacy! I haven't done a search for forum/message board lingo yet but maybe there is something out there we could pull from. I think it's a great idea Stacy....wanna help?

Amy

[stampin stacy]

Here are a few I have learned, but I am not an expert this is only the 3rd message board I've actually joined and the other 2 I stopped posting to pretty quickly because they weren't very busy. Here goes...

kwim - know what I mean
dh - dear husband
ds - dear son
dd - dear daughter
dss - dear step son
dsd - dear step daughter
mil - mother in law
fil - father in law
lrss - local rubber stamp store
lss - local scrapbooking store

and don't forget lol - laugh out loud

anybody else know of some

[XrayAmy]

Great Stacy. People can add to it in this thread and once I get a list I'll paste them all together and make it a sticky.

Amy

[XrayAmy]

Alrighty, I thought of more on the way to the grocery store!
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my humble opinion
FWIW - For what it's worth
TMI - Too much information
JK - Just kidding

I swear I thougt of more...they'll come to me later.

[alsmouse]

How about some for those of us who have fuzzy kids (dogs, cats, others)?
Maybe something for life/co-partners?
Thanks Amy for the great outlet for sharing our creative juices.

[XrayAmy]

How about some for those of us who have fuzzy kids (dogs, cats, others)?
Maybe something for life/co-partners?
Thanks Amy for the great outlet for sharing our creative juices.

Actually the lingo were talking about is widely used, not stuff we're just making up right now. However....nothing wrong with making up some RSC lingo!
Thanks for joining alsmouse! :clap:

[CatStamper]

One I've seen on another stamping message board is:
CASE - copy and steal everything
Apparently it is considered a compliment to have your artwork CASEd - it means someone liked it enough that they tried to reproduce your work. :)

[laos348]

Since I did the sahm...

sahm = stay at home mom
TIA = thanks in advance
ROFLMYBO = rolling on the floor laughing my backside off

Laura

[Eraserhead]

In my humble opinion, just use plain english, please!

[XrayAmy]

In my humble opinion, just use plain english, please!

:lol: Most do but some like short cuts. It does become second nature when reading them until you're thrown one you've never seen before...like SAHM, that one threw me.

Amy

[stampin stacy]

Here are some more:

OP - original post
WX - weather
so - significant other
s/o - sort of
big box - refers to large department store chains

[The Kiwi]

The Kiwi here can barely understand simplish computor lingo without pigeon talk. I say...save most of the abbreviations for chitter chatter between like minded folk and do not ostracize probarbly the majority of fiends here by taking tooo many short cuts...its deadly annoying and I don't want to feel old
capishhhhhhh:exorcist:

[jhitchin]

Don't worry, Kiwi. I for one will never use these kinds of abbreviations. I was lucky and hit the internet when it was just starting so I've grown out of the need to use them. However, I will still use emoticons when I can't convey the proper mood of a sentence in just words.

Jeff

[The Kiwi]

Its not that I am that old and grizzley, its just super annoying not being able to understand. Life is getting toooooo abbreviated and I believe the computor is also a tool to communicate, not abbreviate. Life is not always about moving quickly or cutting short...in the Kiwis humble opinion...now back to the stamping
tootles

[XrayAmy]

Can I confess something? I sooooo hate the term "DH". The word "husband" isn't all that many more letters so why the hell do people need to shorten it? There, I feel better.
One of the few abbreviations I do use is BTW but other than that I type everything out...pretty much. I think I'm crabby.

[stampin stacy]

Sorry if shortcut language confuses or offends anyone, I wouldn't want anyone to feel left out.

They do help someone who has carpel tunnel issues, however. Every keystroke saved is a blessing. I will go ahead and type everything out long hand instead though, I just may have to cut back.

[XrayAmy]

I wouldn't worry about it Stacy. You do what works for you and others can do what works for them. You "cut back" and I'll have to pay you a little visit in TX :evil: .