# Help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/258464>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 5, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/258464 "2004-08-05T15:38:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/258464/1 "2004-08-05T15:38:47Z")

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What is the URL for the site which returns details for abreviations used on the SDMB’s and elsewhere.

Your help will be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/258464/2 "2004-08-05T15:52:20Z")

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You might get a better response when you post a thread if you use a “Subject:” line that’s a little more descriptive than just “Help”. Unless you’re starting a thread about the Beatles.

In any event, I use [www.acronymfinder.com](http://www.acronymfinder.com) to look up abbreviations all the time.

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/258464/3 "2004-08-05T15:54:15Z")

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[The jargon file](http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/)  
The link is just one instance of the file, there are numerous copies scattered across cyberspace.

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**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/258464/4 "2004-08-05T15:57:26Z")

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Yeah. Sometimes I don’t know what people are trying to say.

Especially with the somewhat personalised acronyms.

IANAB

You’re not a what?? A beagle? barnraiser?  
Well, we were talking about kennels, so I’m going to go with beagle.

hmmm…

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help/258464/5 "2004-08-05T18:21:06Z")

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> [@tracer](#):
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> You might get a better response when you post a thread if you use a “Subject:” line that’s a little more descriptive than just “Help”. Unless you’re starting a thread about the Beatles.
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> In any event, I use [www.acronymfinder.com](http://www.acronymfinder.com) to look up abbreviations all the time.

That’s it or very similar.

Thanks