Hi guys, want to address a common problem and would need your input. As we are all guest here and from different nationalities our commonly used language is English. For guys like me it's language number 3 as I mainly use Thai, then 'Austrian' German and then English. For our Anglo-Saxon guys it's easy but for us it isn't even we have years of practice. I think our biggest stumbling block are abbrevations and phrases who give you a certain meaning. Could anyone please start with listing the most common abbrevations for us to understand, such as or for example: BTW.....by the way Thanks for the help, cheers, Franz
Franz here is small list for starters Here is a list of the most commonly used abbreviations and acronyms on IRC. Some of them may already be familiar to users of Usenet groups or web boards: AFAIK As far as I know. AFK Away from keyboard. People often type this if they are in the middle of a conversation and want other people to realize they are not around. It is sometimes added to the end of a user’s nickname to indicate the same fact; for example, Jibbler may change his nickname to Jibbler|afk. ASL Age/Sex/Location. This is something asked of all newcomers in prepubescent channels. ATM At the moment. BBIAB Be back in a bit. BBIAF Be back in a few. BBL Be back later. BBS Be back soon. BRB Be right back. Often said when someone is in the middle of a conversation but has to dash off to do something, with the intention of returning to the conversation. BTW By the way. CYA C (see) you. DCC Direct Client Connection. The name given to the connection used to transfer files or chat directly to another user without going via the server. DL Download. DW Don’t worry. FFS For f*#&’s sake. FIIK F*#&ed if I know. FUBAR F*#&ed up beyond all repair/recognition. FY (FU) F*#& you. FYI For your information. GN Good night. IANAL I am not a lawyer. IIRC If I recall correctly. IM(H)O In my (humble) opinion. IRL In real life. JK (J/K) Just kidding. LART Loser/luser/lamer attitude readjustment tool. Channel operators may ready the LART to deal with users who don’t seem to have a clue. LMAO Laughing my ass off. LO Short for hello. LOL Laughing out loud. This is a common response from people after you’ve said something funny. LTNS Long time no see. MOTD Message of the day. This is normally announced when you connect to an IRC server. MYOB Mind your own business. NM Not much or never mind. NP No problem. OIC Oh, I C (see). OMG(D) Oh my God (darn). PLS,PLZ Please. RE Re-hello. People may welcome you with this if you part a channel and rejoin it a while later. RO(T)FL Rolling on (the) floor laughing. RTFM Read the f*#&ing manual. A common response to users who join a channel and ask a question that is already answered in some documentation. TTYL Talk to you later. TY Thank you. URL Uniform Resource Locator (Internet address). W/ With. WB Welcome back. WE (W/E) Whatever. W/O Without. WTF What/who/why/where the f*#&. WTG Way to go. WTH What/who/why/where the heck/hell.
Franz, These types of abbreviation should not be used if you wish to use proper English. If you see one and want to know what it means you can type it into any search engine and it will give you a site with the answer like http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/btw Although i can tell you that BMW stands for Bums Mal Wieder. I think?
