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just wanna say thanx again to you all for the great info on this site,But as i read through each thread.. i keep seeing "IMHO" what is that? and if there are any others commonly used abbrev.
oh yeah.. im an er nurse,, and one of the docs just got his new vette,, but funny thing was he kept looking at my jet black e60...
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oh yeah.. im an er nurse,, and one of the docs just got his new vette,, but funny thing was he kept looking at my jet black e60...
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Originally Posted by rlinger' date='Mar 3 2005, 11:17 PM
in my humble opinion
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Some commonly used abbreviations: Can we grab them all and post them somewhere. It would be welcoming for newcomers.
AFAIK As far as I know
IMO In My Opionion
IMHO In my humble opion
RTFM Read the f!@#ing Manual
AS Acrive Steering
BT bluetooth
MY Model Year
SP Sport Package
RF RunFlats
SMG Sequential manual Gearbox
STEP Steptronic (Automatic)
SAT satellite Radio
NAV Navigation
AFAIK As far as I know
IMO In My Opionion
IMHO In my humble opion
RTFM Read the f!@#ing Manual
AS Acrive Steering
BT bluetooth
MY Model Year
SP Sport Package
RF RunFlats
SMG Sequential manual Gearbox
STEP Steptronic (Automatic)
SAT satellite Radio
NAV Navigation
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Mar 4 2005, 07:25 AM
Hes probably asking why does the nurse drive a better car than me?!?!?!? ![Laughing](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/laughing.gif)
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At first i thought IMHO was "In My Hell Opinion"..
I'm serious
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Originally Posted by zippers525' date='Mar 4 2005, 10:03 AM
I took me almost a month to figure it out. I would just be like "blank" when i read it. Eventually i figured it out.
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A/L Age and Location
AFAICT As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK Away From Keyboard
AIUI As I Understand It
AKA Also Known As
AOL America OnLine
ATM At The Moment
B2W Back To Work
BAK Back At Keyboard
BBFN Bye Bye For Now
BBL Be Back Later
BEG Big Evil Grin
BFN Bye For Now
BG Big Grin
BIL Brother In Law
BRB Be Right Back
BRH Be Right Here
BTA But Then Again
BTDT Been There Done That
BTDOOM Beats The Dickens Out Of Me
BTW By The Way
BWG Big Wide Grin
CIS CompuServe Information Service
CP Copy Protection
CULTR See You Later
CWOT Complete Waste Of Time
CYA See Ya
DD Dear Daughter
DH Dear Husband
DS Dear Son
DW Dear Wife
EG Evil Grin
EOF End Of File
EOS End Of Story
EZ Easy
F2F Face To Face
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FGS For Goodness Sake
FDROTFL Falling Down Rolling On The Floor Laughing
FIL Father In Law
FM Fine Magic
FOAF Friend Of A Friend
FOTCL Falling Off The Chair Laughing
FUA Frequently Used Acronyms
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYEO For Your Eyes Only
FYI For Your Information
G Grin
GAL Get A Life
GBYAKY God Bless You And Keep You
GDAWVVF Grinning, Ducking, And Walking Very, Very, Fast
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D Grinning, Running And Ducking
HAND Have A Nice Day
HTH Hope This Helps
IAE In Any Event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer
ICOCBWBIDI I Could Of Course Be Wrong But I Doubt It
IIRC If I Remember Correctly
IITYWTMWYBMAD If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink?
ILY I Love You
IMCO In My Considered Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IMPO In My Pious Opinion
IOHO In Our Humble Opinion
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISTM It Seems To Me
ITC It's The Coolest
ITILY I Think I Love You
IUD Insert Usual Disclaimers
IYDM If You Don't Mind
IYDMMA If You Don't Mind Me Asking
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean
IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
JFYI Just For Your Information
JWTTYILY Just Wanted ToTell You I Love You
KIS Keep It Simple
KWIM Know What I Mean
LMHO Laughing My Head Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LOTI Laughing On The Inside
LZR Loser!
MIL Mother In Law
MSM My Sainted Mother
MSN Microsoft Network
NBD No Big Deal
NG News Group
NJTH Not Just Thinking Here
NOYB None Of Your Business
NP No Problem
NRN No Reply Necessary
NTYMI Now That You Mention It
OIC Oh, I See
OOO Three or Many Hugs
OTFM Only The Facts, Ma'am
OTL Out To Lunch
OTOH On The Other Hand
PB Potty Break
PEKUSH Press Each Key Until Something Happens
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI Pardon Me Jumpin In
PPL People
PTMM Please, Tell Me More
PWYP Practice What You Preach
R Are
RFI Request For Information
RIP Rest In Peace
ROFL (ROTFL) Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLASTC Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat
ROFLMAO Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTM Right On The Money
RS Real Soon
RSN Real Soon Now (which may be a long time coming)
RSVP Respondes Vous Plais or Get Back To Me Please
RUMF? Are You Male Or Female?
S Sure
SIG Special Interest Group
SIL Son In Law
SITD Still In The Dark
SO Significant Other
SOE Silly Operator Error
SOL Sooner Or Later
SOSLS Save Our Souls
TAFN That's All For Now
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TCOY Take Care Of Yourself
TGIF Thank God It's Friday
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIC Tongue In Cheek
TLA Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
TPTB The Powers That Be
TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To You Later
TVM Thanks Very Much
TWF That Was Fun
TY Thank You
U You
VBG Very Big Grin
WB Welcome Back
WBS Write Back Soon
WOT Waste Of Time
WRT With Respect To
WTG Way To Go
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
WYWH Wish You Were Here
XXX Three or Many Kisses
Y2K Year 2000
YADGOTI You Are Disgusting, Get Off The Internet!
YAFIYGI You Asked For It, You Got It
YDAGWYW You Don't Aways Get What You Want
YGWYPF You Get What You Pay For
YHM You Have Mail
YMBJ You Must Be Joking
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
YSWUS Yea, Sure Whatever You Say!
AFAICT As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFK Away From Keyboard
AIUI As I Understand It
AKA Also Known As
AOL America OnLine
ATM At The Moment
B2W Back To Work
BAK Back At Keyboard
BBFN Bye Bye For Now
BBL Be Back Later
BEG Big Evil Grin
BFN Bye For Now
BG Big Grin
BIL Brother In Law
BRB Be Right Back
BRH Be Right Here
BTA But Then Again
BTDT Been There Done That
BTDOOM Beats The Dickens Out Of Me
BTW By The Way
BWG Big Wide Grin
CIS CompuServe Information Service
CP Copy Protection
CULTR See You Later
CWOT Complete Waste Of Time
CYA See Ya
DD Dear Daughter
DH Dear Husband
DS Dear Son
DW Dear Wife
EG Evil Grin
EOF End Of File
EOS End Of Story
EZ Easy
F2F Face To Face
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FGS For Goodness Sake
FDROTFL Falling Down Rolling On The Floor Laughing
FIL Father In Law
FM Fine Magic
FOAF Friend Of A Friend
FOTCL Falling Off The Chair Laughing
FUA Frequently Used Acronyms
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYEO For Your Eyes Only
FYI For Your Information
G Grin
GAL Get A Life
GBYAKY God Bless You And Keep You
GDAWVVF Grinning, Ducking, And Walking Very, Very, Fast
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
GR&D Grinning, Running And Ducking
HAND Have A Nice Day
HTH Hope This Helps
IAE In Any Event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer
ICOCBWBIDI I Could Of Course Be Wrong But I Doubt It
IIRC If I Remember Correctly
IITYWTMWYBMAD If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink?
ILY I Love You
IMCO In My Considered Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IMPO In My Pious Opinion
IOHO In Our Humble Opinion
IOW In Other Words
IRL In Real Life
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISTM It Seems To Me
ITC It's The Coolest
ITILY I Think I Love You
IUD Insert Usual Disclaimers
IYDM If You Don't Mind
IYDMMA If You Don't Mind Me Asking
IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean
IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
JFYI Just For Your Information
JWTTYILY Just Wanted ToTell You I Love You
KIS Keep It Simple
KWIM Know What I Mean
LMHO Laughing My Head Off
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LOTI Laughing On The Inside
LZR Loser!
MIL Mother In Law
MSM My Sainted Mother
MSN Microsoft Network
NBD No Big Deal
NG News Group
NJTH Not Just Thinking Here
NOYB None Of Your Business
NP No Problem
NRN No Reply Necessary
NTYMI Now That You Mention It
OIC Oh, I See
OOO Three or Many Hugs
OTFM Only The Facts, Ma'am
OTL Out To Lunch
OTOH On The Other Hand
PB Potty Break
PEKUSH Press Each Key Until Something Happens
PMFJI Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI Pardon Me Jumpin In
PPL People
PTMM Please, Tell Me More
PWYP Practice What You Preach
R Are
RFI Request For Information
RIP Rest In Peace
ROFL (ROTFL) Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLASTC Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat
ROFLMAO Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTM Right On The Money
RS Real Soon
RSN Real Soon Now (which may be a long time coming)
RSVP Respondes Vous Plais or Get Back To Me Please
RUMF? Are You Male Or Female?
S Sure
SIG Special Interest Group
SIL Son In Law
SITD Still In The Dark
SO Significant Other
SOE Silly Operator Error
SOL Sooner Or Later
SOSLS Save Our Souls
TAFN That's All For Now
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TCOY Take Care Of Yourself
TGIF Thank God It's Friday
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIC Tongue In Cheek
TLA Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
TPTB The Powers That Be
TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN Ta Ta For Now
TTYL Talk To You Later
TVM Thanks Very Much
TWF That Was Fun
TY Thank You
U You
VBG Very Big Grin
WB Welcome Back
WBS Write Back Soon
WOT Waste Of Time
WRT With Respect To
WTG Way To Go
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
WYWH Wish You Were Here
XXX Three or Many Kisses
Y2K Year 2000
YADGOTI You Are Disgusting, Get Off The Internet!
YAFIYGI You Asked For It, You Got It
YDAGWYW You Don't Aways Get What You Want
YGWYPF You Get What You Pay For
YHM You Have Mail
YMBJ You Must Be Joking
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
YSWUS Yea, Sure Whatever You Say!