PH interpretation needed

PH interpretation needed

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srebbe64

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13,021 posts

244 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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I’m very, very old – 40.

I can’t keep up with all of the various terminologies used on PH. For example, it took me ages to work out what “IMHO” meant. I was too embarrassed to ask anyone. Any how, I’ve now owned up to being in the ‘out crowd’, so can someone give me a list of “interpretations”.

While on the subject of clear communication, and I don’t want to sound like an English teacher, why do so many PHers spell “definitely” with an “a” (definately)?

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

255 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Do I? If I do, I'm terribly sorry.

Won't happen again. Sorry Sir.

Incorrigible

13,668 posts

268 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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By "interpretations" do you mean "acronyms"

IYKWIM

father ted

3,069 posts

254 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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IIRC =if i recall correctly
WTF? =what the F?
AFAIK = as far as i .....know
AFAIC = ditto ditto..... concerned
LMAO = laughed my head off
PMSL = p1ssed my self(Myself) laughing
OMG = oh my god
SOTV = sh1t on the Villa
etc etc etc.........

>> Edited by father ted on Wednesday 15th December 12:12

BliarOut

72,857 posts

246 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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WTF

ROFPMSL

__LEE__

7,520 posts

250 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Try this, I use it quite a lot because I'm pretty clueless about lots of Acronym's as well.

srebbe64

Original Poster:

13,021 posts

244 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Incorrigible said:
By "interpretations" do you mean "acronyms"

IYKWIM

Reminds me, someone once asked "why is abbreviation such a long word?"

BliarOut

72,857 posts

246 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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And why is dyslexic so difficult to spell?

Incorrigible

13,668 posts

268 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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srebbe64 said:
Reminds me, someone once asked "why is abbreviation such a long word?"
Isn't it short for abreveiationanalism

srebbe64

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13,021 posts

244 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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__LEE__ said:
Try this, I use it quite a lot because I'm pretty clueless about lots of Acronym's as well.


Okay, so i type in WTF and look what happens. Everything except the correct PH term:

WTF What The Freak (polite form)
WTF Waste Treatment Facility
WTF Water Task Force
WTF Way To Fail
WTF Way to Fly
WTF Weapons Tactics Force (gaming)
WTF What If
WTF What's This For?
WTF When The Freak (polite form)
WTF Where the Freak (polite form)
WTF Where's the Fire?
WTF Where's the Food?
WTF Where's the Fridge?
WTF Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
WTF Who the Freak? (polite form)
WTF Why the Failure
WTF Why The Freak (polite form)
WTF Williamstown Theatre Festival
WTF Wisconsin Test Facility
WTF World Taekwon Do Federation

loaf

850 posts

268 months

vixpy1

42,676 posts

271 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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BliarOut said:
And why is dyslexic so difficult to spell?


Oh definately!

rsvmilly

11,288 posts

248 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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BliarOut said:
And why is dyslexic so difficult to spell?
Slightly O/T* but why is there only one Monopolies Commision?

O/T = Off topic

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

255 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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vixpy1 said:

BliarOut said:
And why is dyslexic so difficult to spell?



Oh definately!


I'd start running!

__LEE__

7,520 posts

250 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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srebbe64 said:

__LEE__ said:
Try this, I use it quite a lot because I'm pretty clueless about lots of Acronym's as well.



Okay, so i type in WTF and look what happens. Everything except the correct PH term:

WTF What The Freak (polite form)
WTF Waste Treatment Facility
WTF Water Task Force
WTF Way To Fail
WTF Way to Fly
WTF Weapons Tactics Force (gaming)
WTF What If
WTF What's This For?
WTF When The Freak (polite form)
WTF Where the Freak (polite form)
WTF Where's the Fire?
WTF Where's the Food?
WTF Where's the Fridge?
WTF Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
WTF Who the Freak? (polite form)
WTF Why the Failure
WTF Why The Freak (polite form)
WTF Williamstown Theatre Festival
WTF Wisconsin Test Facility
WTF World Taekwon Do Federation


It starts with the most popular then works it way down to least popular and it doesn't cover swear words.

Incorrigible

13,668 posts

268 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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vixpy1 said:
Oh definately!

srebbe64

Original Poster:

13,021 posts

244 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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__LEE__ said:

srebbe64 said:


__LEE__ said:
Try this, I use it quite a lot because I'm pretty clueless about lots of Acronym's as well.




Okay, so i type in WTF and look what happens. Everything except the correct PH term:

WTF What The Freak (polite form)
WTF Waste Treatment Facility
WTF Water Task Force
WTF Way To Fail
WTF Way to Fly
WTF Weapons Tactics Force (gaming)
WTF What If
WTF What's This For?
WTF When The Freak (polite form)
WTF Where the Freak (polite form)
WTF Where's the Fire?
WTF Where's the Food?
WTF Where's the Fridge?
WTF Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
WTF Who the Freak? (polite form)
WTF Why the Failure
WTF Why The Freak (polite form)
WTF Williamstown Theatre Festival
WTF Wisconsin Test Facility
WTF World Taekwon Do Federation



It starts with the most popular then works it way down to least popular and it doesn't cover swear words.

Worth knowing, I was thinking WTF might mean "World Taekwon Do Federation". Seemed out of context in many of the posts I'd read!

Lois-PIE

14,706 posts

259 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Just be glad I've calmed down my text speak over the past 2 years!

__LEE__

7,520 posts

250 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Oh and when it says Freak if means the other four letter word begining with F!.

mrmaggit

10,146 posts

255 months

Wednesday 15th December 2004
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Valentino Rossi has WLF on the top flap of his leathers. Apparently, it is an abbreviation for some thing in Italian that is quite rude. Anybody know what it stands for?