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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 05:57 pm |
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DM71 3T WIS 
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Hi everyone, I need some help again :D I'm relatively new to forums and English not being my first language, I have some trouble finding the meaning of many abbreviations or expressions used on forums, like: BTT,WTT,BUMP... I tried the search engine to find any kind of post or lexical that could give me definitions but had no luck. I've been reading and posting more and more on 3T I would highly appreciate, if anybody could point me in the right direction, so i can educate myself and continue my pleasant experience here on 3T with a better understanding of what's expressed in the different posts. If there is no reference page or links, then I'll keep reading and...  Fortunately, I like this place enough to miss a few words once in a while and enjoy my experience anyway. Thanks in advance for your help! Daniel
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 06:04 pm |
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stormin13 3T WIS 
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Thanks Daniel for asking this question! I do speak English and I'm somewhat computer literate but I will be the first to admit some of the abbreviations have me scratching head. I appreciate your honesty and courage to ask for assistance, now if some can point us toward a good Internet abbreviation lexicon. hand6.gifhand6.gif
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 06:17 pm |
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Dragnattck 3T WIS
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Hiya daniel from my understanding BTT= bump to the top, to move a post to the top of its catagory WTT = want to trade and Bump is just a simple word much like BTT to move a particular post to the top of it's catagory hope this helps Greg
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 07:00 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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if you have teenagers or kids who text message on their phones they know all the abbreviations....here are a few :D...I added the more commonly used watch terms used on forums...I'm sure there are morewatch2.gif A/S/L Age/Sex/Location AAK Asleep At Keyboard AFAIK as far as I know AFK Away From Keyboard ASAP As Soon As Possible ASL Age/Sex/Location AWOL Absent Without Leave B/F Boyfriend BBIAB Be Back In A Bit BBIAS Be Back In A Sec BBIAW Be Back In A While BBL Be Back Later BOFH Bad Operator From Heck BRB Be Right Back BROIL Brother-in-law BRT Be Right There BTDT Been There, Done That BTT back to the top BTW By The Way DQYDJ Don't Quit Your Day Job FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition FUD "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt" FYI For Your Information FS For Sale G or <G> Grin G/F Girlfriend GA Go Ahead GG Good Game or Good Going GJ Good Job GM Good Move GMTA Great Minds Think Alike GR8 Great GRRRR Growling GTG Got To Go or get together GTGP Got To Go Potty GTH Go To Heck HUGZ Hugs IIRC If I Recall Correctly ILY I Love You IM Instant Message/Messaging IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion ISO in search of JK or J/K Just Kidding KEWL Cool L8R Later LMAO Laughing My A** Off LOL Laughing Out Loud [or] Laugh out loud [or] lots of laughs LTNS Long Time No See LYL Love You Lots MOTD Message Of The Day MSG Message NM Never Mind NOYB None Of Your Business NP No Problem OMG Oh My Gosh OTOH On the Other Hand PITA Pain In The A** PLZ Please PMFJIH Pardon Me For Jumping In Here POC piece of crap RE or RE's "Re-Hi," meaning "Hello again" RL Real Life ROFL Rolling on the Floor Laughing ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A** Off ROTFLOL Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud RTFM Read The F***ing Manual RU Are You? S/M/F/BIL Sister/Mother/Father/Brother-in-law SAHM Stay At Home Mom STFU Shut The F*** Up TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TGIF Thank Goodness It's Friday THX Thanks TIA Thanks In Advance TLA Three Letter Acronym TMI Too Much Information TPTB The Powers That Be TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTYL Talk To You Later TYVM Thank You Very Much U You U-R or UR You Are WB Welcome Back WEG Wicked Evil Grin WG Wicked Grin WIS watch idiot savant WTB want to buy WTF What The F***? WTG Way To Go! WTH What the Heck XOXO Hugs and Kisses YMMV Your Mileage May Vary YW You're Welcome ZUP? What's Up?
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 07:11 pm |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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OK Oscar...I REALLY hope you copied this from somewhere....if you know all these that's REALLY scary 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 07:32 pm |
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DM71 3T WIS
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Thanks for your support Stormin13! Feels good to know I'm not alone!:D Dragnattck, thanks, it does help!  Oscar, well, i was not expecting so much so quick! All i can say is  . I really appreciate. I have two kids at home but they're 4 and 6yo so not there yet but soon. Now i think i will show them how it works...I will keep this list preciously so i can look like a pro in my next post. BTW, AFAIK THX FYI. TTFN, LOL!  I love it! I'm a new man! I CAN READ NOW!!!!! Thanks everyone for your help. You are real gentlemen.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 08:21 pm |
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stormin13 3T WIS
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DM71 wrote: Thanks for your support Stormin13! Feels good to know I'm not alone!:D You're awesome Daniel! woohoo.gif Thanks (TYVM) everybody for your assistance and understanding of my lack of Internet abbreviation knowledge. This is why I enjoy the 3T Forum so much, it is kewl.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 08:43 pm |
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mcwright Admin 
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BTT = Buy This Timepiece
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 09:20 pm |
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bong2 3T WIS 
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thanks, dm71 for posting that question. i too wanted to ask what's the meaning of those abbrevations.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 10:41 pm |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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While I've been guilty of using a few of the simpler one's and understand how these abbreviations came to be with the advent of cell phones that text; I just shake my head in sadness when I think about the number of younger people that have gotten so lazy that they won't take the time to actually type a word on a computer. Is it really that hard? Sorry for the sidetrack, but I get a little cranky anytime I read large amounts of text-ese as I'm always getting messages from my kids that make no sense and I end up having to ask them 3 times what the hell they're trying to tell me.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 29th, 2009 10:43 pm |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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WOW! I'll print Oscar's post and keep it near my desk for future reference. Thanks, Oscar. That was helpful. DM71/Bong2, your avatar says it all!
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| Posted: Thu Jul 30th, 2009 08:39 am |
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Ron Jr 3T WIS 
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Don't forget the ones that only have meaning in the watchworld. SeMP SeaMaster Pro SpMP Speedmaster Pro SD SeaDweller DN Dreadnought NOS New Old Stock BNIB Brand New In Box OM/BM Orange/Black Monster and so many others Last edited on Thu Jul 30th, 2009 08:39 am by Ron Jr |
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