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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #280 on: June 13, 2013, 03:17:46 PM »
I know it's not an acronym, but why the extra Y in linky?
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #281 on: June 13, 2013, 03:29:21 PM »
Quote from: Moishel on June 13, 2013, 03:17:46 PM
I know it's not an acronym, but why the extra Y in linky?

Like if You would have been called Moishy...
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #282 on: June 13, 2013, 04:04:10 PM »
So it's kind of a way of showing some love for the link, gotcha, from now on I'll call it "linkel" as in Moishel...
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #283 on: June 13, 2013, 04:21:40 PM »
Quote from: Moishel on June 13, 2013, 04:04:10 PM
So it's kind of a way of showing some love for the link, gotcha, from now on I'll call it "linkel" as in Moishel...
As in "Oy have I got a linkele to share vit ye" :)
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #284 on: June 13, 2013, 04:57:20 PM »
Quote from: birne on May 20, 2013, 06:21:41 PM
we should a new one to the list
CIGAP
 :)

Nice, or better yet: CIGAR - Can I Get A Referral?
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #285 on: June 15, 2013, 11:58:31 PM »
Quote from: Moishel on June 13, 2013, 03:17:46 PM
I know it's not an acronym, but why the extra Y in linky?
IIRC it started with a typo many years ago.
I'm pretty sure Dan posted about it some years back, but I'm too lazy to try and find it...
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #286 on: July 18, 2013, 03:01:53 PM »
OW = One Way.
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #287 on: July 19, 2013, 11:10:49 AM »
WTF = What was That For?!
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #288 on: July 19, 2013, 12:52:00 PM »
Quote from: good sam on July 19, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
WTF = What was That For?!

leave out the "was" Whats That For  :)
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #289 on: July 30, 2013, 10:13:32 AM »
Pggm?
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #290 on: July 30, 2013, 10:17:43 AM »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #291 on: July 31, 2013, 10:10:09 PM »
OD = Office Depot
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #292 on: August 01, 2013, 11:48:53 AM »
IHG ?
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #293 on: August 01, 2013, 11:50:49 AM »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #294 on: August 08, 2013, 08:10:17 PM »
PRG - Premier Rewards Gold PERSONAL
BRG - BUSINESS version.

On my phone now so I can't add the WIKI.
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #295 on: August 08, 2013, 10:17:12 PM »
Boy, you're wrong.
Its BGR not BRG.
PRG is good.
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #296 on: August 08, 2013, 11:07:17 PM »
CMIIW = Disclaimer so people correct you in a polite way as opposed to yelling at you for posting incorrect information
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #297 on: August 12, 2013, 07:35:23 PM »
VCN?
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #298 on: August 12, 2013, 08:39:04 PM »
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Re: Acronyms Thread for the Uninitiated
« Reply #299 on: August 15, 2013, 11:28:16 AM »
i think it's time to have some acronym mechanism i saw on other forums where when you move mouse on an acronym it appears the code is something like this

Code: [Select]
<acronym title="As far as I know">AFAIK</acronym>
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