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Urban dictionary is useful for acronyms.... it explained BIB to me
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Mostly right, ZOMG is simply Oh My God with an additional Z showing you were so excited about typing you got it wrong. On internet gaming forums it's usually typed ZMOG though
![]() However, pwn doesn't equal own in the same way, it's usually used in a negative sense and implies the originator of the statement got one over on the pwn-ee rather than simply being a mistype ie you got pwned in that last PvP (person versus person for those who don't play multi player games) encounter or "I pwned you". A more equivalent mistype from the gaming world would be teh where the is incorrectly typed because you're doing something too quickly ![]() ETA: Edited to add/Edit to Add. ^^ or /\/\ means this above and is usually quoted when the person you're agreeing with has posted directly before you. There was a very useful sticky thread on the old BBC forums where we collated all the abbreviations usually used on the internet in discussion groups. Sadly there doesn't seem to be an equivalent over here. No because Edit simply means you've edited your original post. ETA means you've ADDED something to the post, the two things are different. |
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A couple of abbreviations that are frequently used on Digital Spy are
DS: Digital Spy FM (s): Forum member(s) OP: Opening Post or Original Poster. |
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When I see
^^ . on a post always see a little fox hiding in the long grass OH! Mine only has one ear ![]() ![]() Quote:
welcome, lovely!
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....tdma
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Meh just means 'can't be bothered', or 'I don't care'. I think.
![]() The most common used abbreviations or short forms on internet forums are usually: IMO/IMHO - in my opinion/in my humble opinion ITA - I totally agree BTW - by the way TBH - to be honest IIRC - if I recall correctly AFAIK = as far as I know LOL - laughing out loud ZOMG/ZMOG - an excited Oh My God where they've hit the Z instead of the shift key TEH - the simply typed too fast and the letters misplaced BIB - bit in bold ^^ - I agree with the poster above me, can be used with a quote if you're not posting immediately after the person you're agreeing with OTOH - on the other hand OP - original poster or original post AFK - away from keyboard (not really used outside of gaming/gaming forums) ROFL - roll on the floor laughing TTFN - ta ta for now BRB - be right back (another gaming expression) BBIAB - be back in a bit CP - cross posted IBTD - I beg to differ IBTL - in before the lock (when you know a thread is going to get shut down) FYI - for your information FWIW - for what it's worth WIP - work in progress ATM - at the moment NSFW - not suitable for work HTH - hope this helps J/K - joke or joking WUM - wind up merchant TROLL - doesn't stand for anything but generally held to be a person posting deliberately to start a fight, comes from "trolling" which is another gaming phrase and began with people hanging around in games waiting to deliberately grief someone. LMK - let me know TPTB - the powers that be BG - big grin VBG - very big grin NP - no problem TMI - too much information TIA - thanks in advance And there's also tl;dr - which means too long, didn't read, generally posted by people who are ********s (in my experience anyways). A lot of these you probably won't see on the SCD forums as they're more specifically related to gaming fora but I thought I'd stick them down while I was at it. |
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Yep, meh is just the sound you make when you can't really be bothered or don't give a damn. It's my OH's permanent state of mind!
The most common used abbreviations or short forms on internet forums are usually: IMO/IMHO - in my opinion/in my humble opinion ITA - I totally agree BTW - by the way TBH - to be honest IIRC - if I recall correctly AFAIK = as far as I know LOL - laughing out loud ZOMG/ZMOG - an excited Oh My God where they've hit the Z instead of the shift key TEH - the simply typed too fast and the letters misplaced BIB - bit in bold ^^ - I agree with the poster above me, can be used with a quote if you're not posting immediately after the person you're agreeing with OTOH - on the other hand OP - original poster or original post AFK - away from keyboard (not really used outside of gaming/gaming forums) ROFL - roll on the floor laughing TTFN - ta ta for now BRB - be right back (another gaming expression) BBIAB - be back in a bit CP - cross posted IBTD - I beg to differ IBTL - in before the lock (when you know a thread is going to get shut down) FYI - for your information FWIW - for what it's worth WIP - work in progress ATM - at the moment NSFW - not suitable for work HTH - hope this helps J/K - joke or joking WUM - wind up merchant TROLL - doesn't stand for anything but generally held to be a person posting deliberately to start a fight, comes from "trolling" which is another gaming phrase and began with people hanging around in games waiting to deliberately grief someone. LMK - let me know TPTB - the powers that be BG - big grin VBG - very big grin NP - no problem TMI - too much information TIA - thanks in advance And there's also tl;dr - which means too long, didn't read, generally posted by people who are ********s (in my experience anyways). A lot of these you probably won't see on the SCD forums as they're more specifically related to gaming fora but I thought I'd stick them down while I was at it.
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So... tdma is...?
![]() SIHAQ. WIT? IDLLAA. ITIAAFTY. AIR? |
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I googled. Time Division Multiple Access. :/
SIHAQ. WIT? IDLLAA. ITIAAFTY. AIR? ![]() ![]() ![]() *is confuzzled* |
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So... tdma is...?
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Is that a Dr Who acronym then???
![]() ![]() ![]() *is confuzzled* Side effect of acronym abuse = amnesia! Could be quite helpful after certain debauched moments, but I need my full memory today.I say if a relevant acronym explanation doesn't turn up on the first page of a google search, then it's too obscure for forum use. Bing does not qualify. |
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Too Damn Many Acronyms
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SIHQA ?
Stupid (cleaned up) In House Questions & Answers ? |
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