Was going through some of my blog entries and was thinking about some of my frequent acronyms. Most of them are known, but still worth mentioning here. Many are hedges.
- IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
- IMVHAWISHIMVVVHO: In My Very Humble (And When I Say “Humble,” I Mean “Very, Very, Very Humble”) Opinion
- BTW: By The Way
- OIC: Oh, I see!
- IOW: In Other Words
- AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
- AFAIK: As Far As I Know
- RDF: Reality Distortion Field
- FTW: For the Win!
- YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
- FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
- IANA: I am Not A…
- IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer
- IANAC: I Am Not a Crook
- IANAC: I Am Not a Coder
- IIRC: If I remember correctly
- SWMBO: She Who Must Be Obeyed
- OTOH: On the Other Hand
- RSN: Real Soon Now
- BFF: Best Friend Forever
- RERO: Release Early, Release Often
- FLOSS: Free/Libre/Open Source Software
- IWTBF: Information Wants to Be Free
- TBC: To Be Continued
- RTFM: Read The Fine Manual (polite version for “Read The F… Manual“)
- RTFA: Read The Fine Article (haven’t RTFA)
- ÀMHA: À Mon Humble Avis
- À+: À plus tard!
- ÀLP: À la prochaine!
- ABM: American Bashing Mode (coined by a colleague from the U.S.)
- PTR: Promotion, Tenure, Reappointment (in universities in colleges, especially)
- SBM: Slightly Better Muffin.
- 1337: Hacker/geek/elite (from leet).
- TIMTOWTDI: There Is More Than One Way To Do It.
- GTD: Getting Things Done
- As comments/marks:
- IF: Insightful
- OC: Original and Creative
- HP: Honest and Personal
- TR: Thoughtful and Reflexive
- EX: Appropriate Examples
- ED: Elaborate and Detailed
- CSF: Concise and Straightforward
- SEO: Search Engine Optimization
- FWIW: For What It’s Worth
- ISP: Internet Service Provider
- GNoCS: Glocal Network of City-States
[To be updated]
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J’ai découvert ton site via ton profil sur Identica et je tenais à te dire que je trouve excellente l’idée d’une page d’acronymes bilingues. Au plaisir de te rencontrer lors d’un prochain événement montréalais.
February 9th, 2010 at 22:31
Merci pour tes commentaires. En fin de compte, j’ai pas grand-chose en français, ici. Mais j’utilise cette page quand j’utilise des acronymes dans mes billets.
Sinon, c’est mes mises à jour (dents/tweets) qui sont plus souvent bilingues.
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