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<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <TITLE>Acorn Internet: Acronyms and smilies</TITLE> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word 2.04z"> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD> <BODY bgcolor="##ffffff"><A NAME="Appendix">Appendix</A> A: Acronyms and Smilies </TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><A HREF="wpages"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/PREV" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="../Cover"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/START" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="prelms"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/CONTS" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="appxb"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/NEXT" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <HR> <H2><A NAME="Acronyms">Acronyms</A></H2> 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: <TABLE WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>AFAIK </TD><TD WIDTH=470>As Far As I Know </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>AFAICT </TD><TD WIDTH=470>As Far As I Can Tell </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>BTW</TD><TD WIDTH=470>By The Way </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>FWIW</TD><TD WIDTH=470>For What It's Worth </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>FYI </TD><TD WIDTH=470>For Your Information </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>IAE</TD><TD WIDTH=470>In Any Event </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>IANAL</TD><TD WIDTH=470>I Am Not A Lawyer </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>IMO</TD><TD WIDTH=470>In My Opinion </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>IMHO</TD><TD WIDTH=470>In My Humble Opinion </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>IMNSHO</TD><TD WIDTH=470>In My Not So Humble Opinion </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>IMCO</TD><TD WIDTH=470>In My Considered Opinion </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>IOW</TD><TD WIDTH=470>In Other Words </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>ISTR</TD><TD WIDTH=470>I Seem To Remember </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>L8R</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Later </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>NRN</TD><TD WIDTH=470>No Reply Necessary </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>OTOH</TD><TD WIDTH=470>On The Other Hand </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>ROF,L</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Rolling On Floor, Laughing </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>ROTFL</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Rolling On The Floor Laughing </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>ROTM</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Right On The Money </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>RSN</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming] </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>RTFM</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Consult The Documentation </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>SITD</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Still In The Dark </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>SO</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Significant Other (i.e. partner) </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>SysOp </TD><TD WIDTH=470>System Operator </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>TIA</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Thanks In Advance </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>TIC</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Tongue In Cheek </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>TLA</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Three Letter Acronym (such as this) </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>TSR</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Terminate and Stay Resident program </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>WIT</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Wordsmith In Training </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>WYSIWYG</TD><TD WIDTH=470>What You See Is What You Get </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>YMMV</TD><TD WIDTH=470>Your Mileage May Vary (Your experience may differ) </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=121>YKYBHTLW</TD><TD WIDTH=470>You know you've been hacking too long when... </TD></TR> </TABLE> <H2><A NAME="Smilies">Smilies</A></H2> 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 <TT>:-)</TT> (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. Other smilies are: <TABLE WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>;-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:-(</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:-I</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>Indifferent smiley. Better than a frowning smiley, but not quite as good as a happy smiley </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>=:-O</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>Scary</TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:-P</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>Sticking tongue out</TD></TR> </TABLE> Here are some somewhat less common smilies: <TABLE WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>%-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight. </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:*)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User is drunk</TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>8-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User is wearing sunglasses</TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>B:-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>Sunglasses on head</TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>::-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User wears normal glasses</TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>B-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User wears horn-rimmed glasses </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>{:-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User wears a toupee</TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>}:-(</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>Toupee in an updraft</TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:'-(</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User is crying</TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:'-)</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User is so happy, she is crying </TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:-@</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User is screaming</TD></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=73><TT>:-#</TT></TD> <TD WIDTH=517>User wears braces (US English - i.e. on her teeth) </TD></TR> </TABLE> <A HREF="wpages"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/PREV" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="../Cover"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/START" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="prelms"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/CONTS" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A><A HREF="appxb"><IMG SRC="MiscImages/NEXT" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="36" BORDER="0"></A> </BODY> </HTML>