Common acronyms & phrases used on Army.ca for newbies

[reccecrewman]

After a bit of banter with Franko, one of the mods here at Army.ca, I've decided to open this thread on common acronyms and phrases used commonly on this site that newbies may find useful.  Please, add more to it.  These are a couple that I was unsure of until I asked Franko.

IMO - In My Opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

"I digress"  I go back to the original question or topic at hand. Used when you've gone off on another line, and want to cut it off to go      back on topic

 

[muskrat89]

IIRC - If I remember correctly

 

[reccecrewman]

Forgot one;

WRT - With Regards To

 

[Gunner]

http://www.assessmentpsychology.com/internetglossary.htm

AAMOI    AFAIK  AFAUI  AIUI AKA ASAP BRB BTW CFD  FAQ FUBAR FWIW FYI GTBOS IANAL IDK  IMHO IMO    IYSWIM

As A Matter Of Interest As Far As I Know As Far As I Understand It As I Understand It Also Known As As Soon As Possible Be Right Back By The Way Call For Discussion Frequently Asked Question F'd Up Beyond All Recognition For What It's Worth For Your Information Glad To Be Of Service I Am Not A Lawyer (But...) I don't know In My Humble Opinion In My Opinion If You See What I Mean

LOL      OTOH  PITA    PMFJI PMJI  RFC ROTFL          RTFM SNAFU  SNAIL MAIL SOHF SPAM  SWALK  TIA TPTB  TTFN            WRT      WB  WYSIWYG

Laughing Out Loud On The Other Hand Pain In The Ass Pardon Me For Jumping In Pardon My Jumping In Request For Comments Rolling On The Floor Laughing Read the F*@%ing Manual Situation Normal; All F'd Up The speed of postal mail Sense Of Humor Failure Stupid Person's AdvertiseMent Sealed With A Loving Kiss Thanks In Advance The Powers That Be Ta-Ta For Now With Respect To Welcome back What You See Is What You Get

 

[Franko]

DILLIGAF......

Does It Look Like I Give A    ;D

Regards

 

[Trinity]

the Acronym IMHO  is crap

if someone was so humble..

then they wouldn't need to voice their opinion...

 

[The Gues-|-]

GOAT - often referred to me when I get the broads under the sheets... >

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

Please gentlemen keep this profesional or it will be locked.

 

[reccecrewman]

Well, I think after Gunner's outstanding post, there ain't much left.  You probably could lock it up, there's plenty here now to help the newbies..........

 

[Trinity]

Well, I think after Gunner's outstanding post, there ain't much left.  You probably could lock it up, there's plenty here now to help the newbies..........

I disagree... but with the whole principle in general...

Isn't there a thread out there right now that talks about using proper English,
grammer, and language, not using any elite speak, cute acronyms, etc...

I think the only acronyms that we could use would be military and none of those
have been posted. 

But those are things they just need to be around to pick up.

dunno... just my 2 cents.

 

[reccecrewman]

You will not use excessive webspeak, or other shorthand styles of typing. Please use English or French to the best of your ability; this makes it easier for those who are not posting in their native language.

This right from the Army.ca guidelines.  The keyword here being excessive.  My interpretation of this rule is not to have a post filled with nothing but acronyms or to post short replies of one line with half of it being acronyms.  Many of the mods use acronyms in their posts as a time saver - the purpose of this whole thread was for people to peruse and be able to see what they mean if they're unsure.

 

[Scott]

I use common acronyms in my posts and PM's to ease up on time. I guess it's one of those rules that has areas where it applies and does not. I don't think of these acronyms as webspeak, they are simple abbreviations. I guess, to me, someone using "IMHO" opposed to saying, "Can't talk, I'm @ work", looks more professional.

The main thing is that we don't and won't go chasing guys for using acronyms as they are an accepted part of this site and have been for some time (As long as I have been coming here) MSN speak and other shorthand simply makes a post hard to decipher, that is why we come down on it so hard.

 

[scm77]

IMHO using acronyms to save time is ok.

bUt I h8 wHeN pEePulL uSe MsN sPeEk, LoL oMg!11

As you can see there is a big difference between using acronyms to abbreviate words, and using "msn speak".  I think Scott put it best when it comes to this site.

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

Simply put if you use  excessive MSN speak be prepared to answer for it