----- Original Message ----- From: "Claude O'Connor" <claude@hunterlink.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] Email Abbreviations > Why? Hi Claude My youre a fellow of few words ! Why shouldnt these be used ? .These started back in the pre internet/email days of bulletin boads and FidoNet and help to make a bland email a little more expressive > > ----- 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 >> > > > > 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 <<<<<<<<<<Snippped>>>>>> > > There are probably stacks of others ... these are just some > > of the ones I see used on a regular basis on the mailing lists. Diane You forgot SKS :-) Bye MargM Beautiful Central Coast of NSW Australia