# Bwt **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 27, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418 "2003-04-27T00:58:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/1 "2003-04-27T00:58:26Z")
what does BWT stand for? ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/2 "2003-04-27T01:05:06Z")
Do you mean BTW? If so, it stands for By The Way. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/3 "2003-04-27T01:07:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by captainQwark \* > \*\*what does BWT stand for? \*\* Depends on the context. [Here’s a list.](http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=bwt) ---
**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/4 "2003-04-27T01:07:22Z")
sorry about the typo. ---
**Author:** ![lurker\_anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@lurker\_anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurker_anonymous)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/5 "2003-04-27T01:16:34Z")
oh, well, WTF. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/6 "2003-04-27T01:21:26Z")
Or … WFT, as th’ case may be. (sorry!) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lurker\_anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@lurker\_anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurker_anonymous)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/7 "2003-04-27T01:29:48Z")
yarr… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/8 "2003-04-27T01:32:44Z")
Interesting how some web sites have their own lingo… I’d never seen ‘OP’ or ‘IANA(whatever)’ until I came here, and I was pretty confused by them for a while. As a language purist, I have to say I think we’d be better off if posting was more acronym- cliche-free. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/9 "2003-04-27T01:36:08Z")
BUT: as a Simpsons fan and cliche-hater, I’d like to propose a new abbreviation. Props to whoever figures it out first. 🙂 HITMYMRMFSFA ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/10 "2003-04-27T02:00:08Z")
Bacon Wettuce Tomato? (That’s gonna bother **Eve**.) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/11 "2003-04-27T02:02:42Z")
Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You might remember me from such films as… ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/12 "2003-04-27T02:10:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marley23 \* > \*\*Interesting how some web sites have their own lingo… I’d never seen ‘OP’ or ‘IANA(whatever)’ until I came here, and I was pretty confused by them for a while. As a language purist, I have to say I think we’d be better off if posting was more acronym- cliche-free. 😉 \*\* Their own lingo? These date back to well before the SDMB and can be found on just about any active message board. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwt/171418/13 "2003-04-27T03:26:57Z")
Hey, could be. I admit I occasionally spend my time other places, 😉 but I’d never seen those or a couple of others before.