Teach me to speak SDMB

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I’ve been reading a lot of the threads lately, and making some comments when the spirit moved me. But I need some help.

What the bejeezers do all the acronyms (sp?) mean. I know a few, BTW - by the way, LOL - laugh out loud, and some others. But I’m in the dark on a lot of them (troll, IIRC to name a couple that come right to mind.)

So help a guy that’s trying to boldly leap into the 90’s.

Thanks

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http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1959125#post1959125

For much useful information, read all the FAQ threads in the “About This Message Board” forum.

And questions like this also belong in that forum. A mod will be along soon to move it.

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Cool, thanks for the site.

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Thanks again. I was just looking at a thread concerning the marriage of brothers and sisters when I ran across - IANAL. Ran right off to the site you gave me, now on my favorites, and came away a wiser, happier person.

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Also, www.acronymfinder.com is a pretty useful site. It has acronyms that are generally used, not just SDMB stuff, but there is a lot of overlap. Welcome to the boards.

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IIRC you can find it in ATMB,however YMMV . OTOH IMO OMVOTPS… :smiley: er I got carried away and made that last one up…

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Cool site. It even had PFM listed, I remember when we used to use that in the tech department at tandy in the 80’s. Only, we didnt use the polite version listed there.

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Off to ATMB (About This Message Board).

DrMatrix GQ (General Questions) Moderator

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Very cool. Thanks! :cool:

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Although speaking SDMB is difficult what can u do about all the inside jokes that go on and not knowing what anyone is talking about… i just reply and hope I know what i’m talking about.

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IANAL is “I am not a lawyer” – usually used in the context of “Don’t depend on this as accurate legal advice; it’s my best understanding as an educated layman.”

Perhaps the funniest situation I’ve ever been in was my first exposure to “YMMV” (“Your mileage may vary” – meaning, more or less, “This is my experience on the subject under discussion, for what help it may be, but yours may differ based on the differences between us and between our situations.”) Not being aware of what it stood for, I questioned – my guess was “You Make Me Vomit,” and in the heated discussion where I saw it that was a reasonable hypothesis! :slight_smile:

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Poly, I read YMMV a " Yumvee"! Anyone else?

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If you want to learn about the history of the SDMB and all the inside jokes, you should read this:

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=118749