Claude, Diane and list, I agree! I am forming a new group called LEAB. 'Lets Eliminate Acronyms from Business'. I'm an engineer and my kind love them. But you need to carry a ready reckoner to know what most of them are talking about. The abbreviations are okay in a chat room or in SMS messages but please leave them off list messages. My opinion. Sorry Diane! Phillip Carruthers Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA Home Phone +617 3273 5531 Work Phone +617 3221 9277 Work Fax +617 3229 5475 Mobile 0411 643 427 Home e-mail pcarruth@bigpond.net.au Work e-mail p.carruthers@ndy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Claude O'Connor To: AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] Email Abbreviations Why? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianep@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 17:08 Subject: [H,H,HV] Email Abbreviations > > Just in case some of the new subscribers are not familiar with > the abbreviations sometimes used in emails, here are a few > examples ottomh (off the top of my head) > > g : grin > vbg : very big grin > fwiw : for what it's worth > btw : by the way > fyi : for your information > lol : laugh/ing out loud > tia : thanks in advance > imo : in my opinion > afaik : as far as I know > ttbomk : to the best of my knowledge > > There are probably stacks of others ... these are just some > of the ones I see used on a regular basis on the mailing lists. > > > > OK ... I'm gone > Diane > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237