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<BODY bgcolor="##ffffff"><A NAME="Appendix"><FONT SIZE=6>Appendix</FONT></A> <FONT SIZE=6>A: Acronyms and Smilies</FONT>
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<H2><A NAME="Acronyms">Acronyms</A></H2>
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<FONT SIZE=3>Acronyms are widely used over the Internet in order
to save typing time. There is no official list of acronyms, but
here are some of the more widely used ones:<BR>
<BR>
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<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>AFAIK </FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>As Far As I Know</FONT>
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<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>AFAICT </FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>As Far As I Can Tell</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>BTW</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>By The Way</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>FWIW</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>For What It's Worth</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>FYI </FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>For Your Information</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>IAE</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>In Any Event</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>IANAL</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>I Am Not A Lawyer</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>IMO</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>In My Opinion</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>IMHO</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>In My Humble Opinion</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>IMNSHO</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>In My Not So Humble Opinion</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>IMCO</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>In My Considered Opinion</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>IOW</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>In Other Words</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>ISTR</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>I Seem To Remember</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>L8R</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Later</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>NRN</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>No Reply Necessary</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>OTOH</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>On The Other Hand</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>ROF,L</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Rolling On Floor, Laughing</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>ROTFL</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Rolling On The Floor Laughing</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>ROTM</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Right On The Money</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>RSN</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Real Soon Now </FONT><FONT SIZE=3>[which may be a long time coming]</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>RTFM</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Consult The Documentation</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>SITD</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Still In The Dark</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>SO</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Significant Other (i.e. partner)</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>SysOp </FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>System Operator</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>TIA</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Thanks In Advance</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>TIC</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Tongue In Cheek</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>TLA</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Three Letter Acronym (such as this)</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>TSR</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Terminate and Stay Resident program</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>WIT</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Wordsmith In Training</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>WYSIWYG</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>What You See Is What You Get</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>YMMV</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>Your Mileage May Vary </FONT><FONT SIZE=3>(Your experience may differ)</FONT>
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<TR><TD WIDTH=121><FONT SIZE=3>YKYBHTLW</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=470><FONT SIZE=3>You know you've been hacking too long when...</FONT>
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<H2><A NAME="Smilies">Smilies</A></H2>
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<FONT SIZE=3>Because of the limitations of written communication,
where the tone of voice is not available to the reader, there
is widespread use of `smilies' (or 'emoticons') in postings. The most common of
these is </FONT><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:-)</FONT></TT><FONT SIZE=3>
(a smiling face - look at it sideways). This is meant to show
that the writer is smiling when she writes, and no offence is
intended. The international Internet audience covers a wide range
of cultures and familiarities with the English language, so opportunities
for misunderstandings to arise are frequent - Anglo-Saxon irony
is one such pitfall - so smilies can be useful.</FONT>
<P>
<FONT SIZE=3>Other smilies are:</FONT><BR>
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<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">;-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley</FONT>
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<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:-(</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:-I</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>Indifferent smiley. Better than a frowning smiley, but not quite as good as a happy smiley</FONT>
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<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">=:-O</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>Scary</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:-P</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>Sticking tongue out</FONT></TD></TR>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3>Here are some somewhat less common smilies:</FONT><BR>
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<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">%-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight.</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:*)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User is drunk</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">8-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User is wearing sunglasses</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">B:-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>Sunglasses on head</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">::-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User wears normal glasses</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">B-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User wears horn-rimmed glasses</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">{:-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User wears a toupee</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">}:-(</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>Toupee in an updraft</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:'-(</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User is crying</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:'-)</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User is so happy, she is crying</FONT>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:-@</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User is screaming</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">:-#</FONT></TT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=517><FONT SIZE=3>User wears braces (US English - i.e. on her teeth)</FONT>
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