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  Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 4-Laureate Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 96 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 151.205.96.177 |
I've been in this forum for awhile now & I've finally gotten up the nerve to ask this question: exactly what do the abbreviations mean? I see things such as LOL, LMAO, etc. As a person who's still new to forum boards, what do these & other abbreviations stand for? I hate to sound like such a newbie, but, I honestly don't know. I'm embarrased to have to ask, I don't want to lose any cool points here. I think that LOL = lots of love, IMO = in my opinion. What do the rest mean? Thanks Juice | ||
Tony Russi (tony_russi) 1-Arriviste Username: tony_russi Post Number: 6 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.21.236.148 |
Juice I feel your pain as I am not computer leterate at all & I don't know what that stuff means neither IMO does mean in my opinon(I think). | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 3-Pundit Username: westside314 Post Number: 60 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.216 |
Laughing out loud...lol laughing my ass off...lmao in my humble opinion...imho | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 3-Pundit Username: westside314 Post Number: 61 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.216 |
I got one...when a person is writing, what does (sic) mean? | ||
Larry (larry) 2-Debutant Username: larry Post Number: 19 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.23.183.2 |
Juicefree20, LOL = Laughing out loud LMA) = Laughing my ass off ROFL = Rolling on (the) floor laughing Here's a good site for all the cyber slang, netlingo... http://www.netlingo.com/emails h.cfm | ||
David Meikle (david_meikle) 3-Pundit Username: david_meikle Post Number: 67 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 62.252.128.10 |
Dyvanaye On the Jeannie Reynolds thread, there is a label scan showing her name spelled as Jeany. You could use (sic) after Jeany to show the reader that you have not mis-spelled your information on Jeannie. | ||
john c (john_c) 1-Arriviste Username: john_c Post Number: 7 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.2.233.107 |
DyvaNaye (sic) - not sure what it stands for , but it means that the writer knows that what preceded the "(sic)" is in error. For example, if you were quoting something which was misspelled, you would use (sic) after the word to let the reader know that the quote was originally misspelled and not his/her mistake or a typo. That's a terrible and confusing explanation but there you go. john | ||
Phil (phil) 2-Debutant Username: phil Post Number: 20 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 212.129.40.206 |
DyvaNaye, sic means "as it is", like said john c, usually when there's a mistake, like a name mispelled, it is used in France, too, and in many countries, though, I'm not sure about China ! :o) | ||
Wonder B (wonder_b) 4-Laureate Username: wonder_b Post Number: 88 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.250.181.206 |
BTW By The Way... IMHO In My Own Humble Opinion... the rest has already been explained... WB | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 3-Pundit Username: westside314 Post Number: 69 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.216 |
uhhhh...ok. LOL. I think I understand. DivaNaye (sic) LOL. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 4-Laureate Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 100 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 151.205.96.177 |
Good evening all! See what I mean??? LOL = Lots Of Love. Oh boy, am I embarassed. Damn, do I feel dumb. Well, in light of my newfound knowledge, let me say this: I'm LOL as I'm ROFL while LMAO, at my IMO, lack of knowledge of computer slang. I hope that this doesn't qualify me as, dare I say it........(sic)  Peace! LOL (In this case I mean lots of love) Juice | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 4-Laureate Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 104 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 151.205.96.177 |
And all of this time I'm saying to myself: "they love me, they really love me". I hope y'all were LOL with me & not LOLing at me. Peace Juice | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 4-Laureate Username: ladymystique Post Number: 160 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 199.224.119.131 |
Phil...China got their own lingo! Juice and Dyva...Y'all buggin'! | ||
Uptight (uptight) 2-Debutant Username: uptight Post Number: 16 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.55.0.68 |
Is "sic" latin (like ad lib, ad hoc, quid pro-quo, et cetera)? David, I agree: It means you have not mis-spelled the word, but you are quoting someone else who did. When writing their phrase verbatim (mis-spelled word included) you add "(sic)" in parenthesis after the mis-spelled word. | ||
Helene (helene) 1-Arriviste Username: helene Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.32.166.34 |
Hi Juicefree20, thanks for raising this thread. I, too, was unsure of these meanings and have spent several long periods staring at the screen and wondering how to interpret. I wondered if it was a secret language known only to longstanding SFDs, and I won't embarrass myself by telling you some of the explanations I came up with as I'd have to go away and hide afterwards. I must say though, now that I know the meanings it was kinda funny imagining the alternatives! | ||
Ritchie (ritchie) 3-Pundit Username: ritchie Post Number: 46 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 62.254.0.32 |
"Sic" is indeed Latin in origin. It literally means "thus" or "in this way", and as explained before is often used to mean "spelled this way". Perfect example: I have a CD in front of me here, titled "Doo Wop Desirables". On the spine it reads "Doo Wop Desirabless" (sic) | ||
john c (john_c) 1-Arriviste Username: john_c Post Number: 8 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.2.233.107 |
(sic) could refer to errors other than spelling as well, such as grammatical errors. | ||
steveat21 (steveat21) 1-Arriviste Username: steveat21 Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 20.137.30.50 |
webglossary.webguest.com is one of several sites with a glossary. | ||
Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce) 2-Debutant Username: lynn_bruce Post Number: 19 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.41.110.49 |
Juice,about two years ago we bought our first computer and I discoverwd Soulful Detroit from an article in the Detroit paper.When I introduced myself to the forum,I wrote about forty or fifty lines about what famous people I backed up,what bands I've worked with and the motown groups I backed up before they were famous. I look at it now and I'm embarassed.It's one long stream of thought with no breaks or paragraphs. It's very hard to read. Now grammar be damned,I break things into groups and put bigger spaces between sentences to make it eaisier to read. I had the same problem with the abreviations and was always wondering what they were but to embarassed to ask.Then someone explained them and I thought: DAMN,I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT!!! LOL | ||
Ritchie (ritchie) 3-Pundit Username: ritchie Post Number: 48 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 62.254.0.32 |
I first went online about eight years ago, and was proudly demonstrating the wonders of the World Wide Web to an elderly relative. He took one look and said - "oh, it's that internet thing I've heard about..." Then he sniffed and declared - "well, it's just another American gimmick, isn't it? I bet, in a year or so nobody'll even remember it!" | ||
Livonia Ken (livonia_ken) 1-Arriviste Username: livonia_ken Post Number: 6 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 136.2.1.101 |
Ritchie, It is most assuredly a fad along the lines of color television and the horseless carriage. Once the novelty wears off, who will remember? Regards, Ken | ||
Lynn Bruce (lynn_bruce) 2-Debutant Username: lynn_bruce Post Number: 22 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.41.110.49 |
It's just a glorified calculator.I don't need a machine to store my recipes. If I want to look up anything,I can go to the library. If I want to tell someone something,I'll call them.--Or the classic---Now what would I do with a computer?I have no use for one!! | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 4-Laureate Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 124 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
You guys are wrong, it's about as ridiculous as that machine thingy that goes into outer space...ridiculous! What about that iron bird...it'll never stay in the sky, don't'cha know! And who in the world's ever going to talk to someone through a cup? It'll never work, talking through the air...Preposterous!!! Microsoft??? Microsoft, Smicrosoft, that's for nerds!!! Words to live by, huh. Juice | ||
Gary (gary) 2-Debutant Username: gary Post Number: 14 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.73.238.5 |
sic also stands for "spelling is correct". | ||
Ritchie (ritchie) 3-Pundit Username: ritchie Post Number: 51 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 62.254.0.32 |
Sounds like a bit of revisionism there, Gary | ||
johneflat (johneflat) 1-Arriviste Username: johneflat Post Number: 8 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Juicefree, here's some more you'll see: TTYL=Talk to you later BRB=be right back BR=bathroom WB=where you beem TY=I'm feelin ya and these things are called Emoticons (tilt your head to the left) :-) =smile :-( =frown :-o =surprise :-*) =kiss :-p =sticking tongue out don't feel dumb, bro we all had to start somewhere!;-) =wink | ||
Ritchie (ritchie) 3-Pundit Username: ritchie Post Number: 52 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 62.254.0.32 |
And, here's one that the younger generation would rather WE didn't know about. You might see your kid type it when you find them happily tapping away in a chatroom: POS = Parent Over Shoulder So now you know! ;o) | ||
johneflat (johneflat) 1-Arriviste Username: johneflat Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Another one from our younger generation: MILF ="mom i'd like to f---" (not trying to be crass, just passing along the info!) | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 4-Laureate Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 160 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
Hey Ritchie & Johne, thanks for the extra info. On another note, I've had those stupid pop-ups with that MILF crap. I won't tell you what I thought that it meant. Now, I'll never have to embarass myself by asking anyone. Thanks for supplying the info. Juice |
