Ä Area: Shareware ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Msg#: 417 Date: 09-16-94 01:01 From: Mike Ledoux Read: Yes Replied: No To: All Mark: Subj: ! #2 SHAREWRE ECHO FAQ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Ä Area: F:Shareware Discussion ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Msg#: 7379 Date: 07 May 94 05:23 From: Maryjane Choate Read: Yes Replied: No To: All Mark: Save Subj: !Faq2! ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ *** FidoNet International Echo SHAREWRE *** Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List Version 1.1, Revised April 22, 1993 *** Part Two *** Q. I frequently see little abbreviations, like IMHO, and FWIW in messages. What in the world do these mean? A. Here's a list of many of them . There may be still more. AAMOF As A Matter Of Fact ADN Any Day Now AFAIK As Far As I Know ATSL Along The Same Line AS On Another Subject AWGTHTGTTA? Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again? BBS Bulletin Board System BCNU Be seeing you .... BNF Big Name Fan BTW By The Way CU See You CUL See You Later CYA Cover Your A** CUL8R See You Later... DIIK Damned If I know EMFBI Excuse me for butting in FITB Fill In The Blank.... FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Repair FWIW For What Its Worth FYI For Your Information GD&R Grinning, Ducking & Running (usually left at the end of a mean or digging message) GROK As in "I GROK" means thorough understanding. From Heinlein) GIWIST Gee I Wish I'd Said That HHTYAY Happy Holidays to You and Yours IAAL I am a lawyer IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer IC I See IITYWISWYBMAD If I Tell You What It Says, Will You Buy Me A drink IMCO In My Considered Opinion IMHO In My Humble or Honest Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion IOW In Other Words ISBAB I Should have Bought A Book ITSFWI If The Shoe Fits, Wear It JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic KHYF Know How You Feel L8R Later... LOL Laughing Out Loud LTNT Long Time, No Type NTYMI Now that you mention it OIC Oh, I See... OOTQ Out of the question OTOH On The Other Hand OTTOMH Off the top of my head PITA Pain In The A** PMJI Pardon my jumping in POV Point Of View PPTSPAHS Please Pass The Salt, Pepper And Hot Sauce...used when I've had to eat crow, my hat, and other unsavory dishes ROTF Rolling On The Floor ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off SNAFU Situation Normal, All Fouled Up SOW Speaking of which RSN Real Soon Now RTFM Read The Fine/something Manual SYSOP System Operator TANJ There Ain't No Justice TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TAANSTASQ There ain't no such thing as a stupid question TFTHAOT Thanx For The Help Ahead Of Time...used for a favor requested, or an answer or help that there's no doubt will come, but I want to make sure the person knows I appreciate their taking their time to do it. TPTB The Powers That Be TOBAL There Oughta Be A Law TOBG This Oughta Be Good TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTUL (TTYL) Talk To You Later YGLT You're Gonna Love This ... YKYARW You Know You're A Redneck When== YMMV You make me vomit WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get Maryjane Choate SHAREWRE Echo Moderator ---------------------------8< Cut Here 8<------------------------------ Mike Ledoux, 1:132/202 || Internet: mike.ledoux@f202.n132.z1.fidonet.org * PGP v2.6 * Public Key Available on Request ... Caffeine is not a drug, it's a vitamin! -!- GEcho 1.00 ! Origin: The "Big Queue" (603) 429-2419 (1:132/202)