Imho

[Mr. Poopypants]

What the heck does IMHO mean?

[d_m_kolb]

I have all ways thought it meant In My Honest Opinion IMHO. I could be wrong.

[Vibe-rate]

I think that's close, but I've heard "In My Humble Opinion" in the past...

[ullbergm]

Quote from the Hacker's Dictionaryquote:IMHO // abbrev.[from SF fandom via Usenet; abbreviation for `In My Humble Opinion'] "IMHO, mixed-case C names should be avoided, as mistyping something in the wrong case can cause hard-to-detect errors -- and they look too Pascalish anyhow." Also seen in variant forms such as IMNSHO (In My Not-So-Humble Opinion) and IMAO (In My Arrogant Opinion).

[Mr. Poopypants]

LAZY!!!! I really hate all this computer typing shortening sentences to words crap. Wow, that didn't make much sense, but at least I typed it out instead of saying IRHATCTSSTWC. That is my rant for the day. Thanks for the insight by the way.

[d_m_kolb]

ROFL

[slbpsi63]

(removed) is ROFL??? Geese doesn't anyone type english anymore?

[ullbergm]

quote:(removed) is ROFL??? Geese doesn't anyone type english anymore? (removed), that's too funny

[Sputnik]

What drives me nuts is when people type "u" to mean "you"... I have a coworker who sends me emails with no capitalization, no subject line, no punctuation, and short form for everything... even thanks gets shorten to thx. Today I felt like asking him if he works for George Lucas (THX).

[NovaResource]

You can read my feelings on that subject in a few posts in this thread:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id ... =5846#5846

[rasermon]

quote:You can read my feelings on that subject in a few posts in this thread: I feel the same way, Ebonics

[d_m_kolb]

ROFL = Rolling On Floor LaughingLMAO = Laughed My *** OffLOL = Laughed Out LoudCAI = Cold Air IntakeTB = Throttle BodySC = SuperchargerTC = Torque ConverterFI normally = Forced Induction but could mean Fuel InjectionCan't think of anymore right now but there's more. I laugh everytime I read this.Posted by NovaResoursequote:Must I really explain this? I don't know you from Adam. My only way to tell what type of person your are (and level of intelligence) is by your words and how you type. If you want to type like a 10-year-old, I'll treat you like a 10-year-old. If you want to be treated like an adult, type like an adult and use proper English. You may be the smartest person in the world but if you choose to talk like an illiterate you will be thought of as an illiterate. You wouldn't type up a job resume that way, would you? I'm not trying to attack you personally, just telling you how the world works.Wait, maybe you'll understand it better if I say it this way:Must ah' real 'esplain dis? ah' duzn't know ya' fum Adam. WORD! Mah' only way 2 tell whut type uh sucka' yo' is (and level uh intelligence) be by yo' wo'ds and how ya' type. If ya' wanna type likes some 10-year-old, I'll treat ya' likes some 10-year-old. If ya' wanna be treated likes an adult, type likes an adult and use propuh' English. You's may b da damn smartest sucka' in de wo'ld but if ya' choose 2 talk likes an illiterate ya' gots'ta b tought uh an illiterate. You's wouldn't type down some job resume dat way, would ya'? I'm not tryin' 2 attack ya' sucka'ally, plum tellin' ya' how de wo'ld wo'ks.

[Flip-Side]

I will apply this to something useful then. NGYBAITKAMMSP will now stand for, "Now Get Your ***** A$$ In The Kitchen And Make Me Some Pie".This may also be usefull for beer retrieval.

[lordyogi]

all i have to say about no punctuation and computer slang is get used to it. if you are on computers enough and you intend on being in any chat room, public or private, its going to happen so just learn to roll with it whenever it comes up. think 10 years ago you never would have thought of 'sup as a proper greeting but now its in common use. as are many other words. its whats part of language makes us human, whether it is typing a letter (or e-mail in this day) or flat out talking to someone, no matter what slang comes into play. i say adapt with the times or move aside but thats just my $.02yogi

[Sub-Vibe-R]

quote:ROFL = Rolling On Floor LaughingLMAO = Laughed My *** OffLOL = Laughed Out LoudCAI = Cold Air IntakeTB = Throttle BodySC = SuperchargerTC = Torque ConverterFI normally = Forced Induction but could mean Fuel InjectionYou can add:BTW: by the wayWTF: What the f****

[vicken]

FYI if you are looking for the meaning of an acronym this site helps a lot http://www.acronymfinder.com/ BTW google Rocks

[Sub-Vibe-R]

quote:Come on...use regular language...... Good idea. Sometimes there's so many abbreviation, we cannot read the sentence and understant it.

[Mr. Poopypants]

I am on a computer at least 40 hours a week. I am a computer systems engineer. I still hate all this abbreviation crap. I don't chat on computers, I enjoy actually talking to a real person, go figure. OR:IAOACAL40HAW.IAACSE.ISHATAC.quote:all i have to say about no punctuation and computer slang is get used to it. if you are on computers enough and you intend on being in any chat room, public or private, its going to happen so just learn to roll with it whenever it comes up. think 10 years ago you never would have thought of 'sup as a proper greeting but now its in common use. as are many other words. its whats part of language makes us human, whether it is typing a letter (or e-mail in this day) or flat out talking to someone, no matter what slang comes into play. i say adapt with the times or move aside but thats just my $.02yogi

[mu_ohio]

This post if FUBAR.

[Stang2Vibe]

You guys are all killing me! Its funny to see all the stupid words people come up with. The reason for all the abbreviation is simple. I learned why this happens about 8 years ago on AOL when I first started using the internet and all that was online was chatrooms and pics of Pamela Anderson naked. LordYogi is onto the right idea here, I hate to say. If you are in a chatroom and want to reply to someone, usually typing as fast as you can, there are still about 20 posts that appear before you finish typing and hit enter. This means that to understand any conversation you are having, you constantly have to scroll up and down the screen to understand what people are typing about. If you reduce the time it takes to type a sentence (such as by abbreviating often repeated words and phrases) you can carry on a conversation in a chat room without going nuts. This has carried over to Insant Message (or IM) systems where you and another person are quickly exchanging thoughts and are usually talking to several other people at a time and don't want to be considered rude or doing other things online. If you take the time to IM several people at once or converse in a chat room, you will know exactly why people use the abbreviations. I don't particularly like them either, and I think that they look like slang forms of ebonics myself, but we just have to live with them until voice translation technology becomes widespread. I think that these abbreviations cause spelling problems for kids today, too. I'm a pretty good speller, and I have to thank learning phonics for that. No other currently taught method seems to work as well. And all the shortened spelling online is not doing anything good for kids' spelling abilities. I honestly fear that when the next generation grows up, they will be talking like they spell. That's scary!

[mu_ohio]

This form of abbreviation dates back long before chat rooms and instant messengers. Short hand to begin with has been a popular way for taking notes and not writing the full word. I'm not familiar with short hand, but that form of dictation is very popular in the office. Second, computer programmers and "hackers" have always tried to use some form of abbreviation like l33t or whatever. Like Stang2Vibe said, chat rooms made this more prevelant. Just as people found in the past, the fewer keystrokes needed to convey a messaged, the better.

[PBFlash]

Back before my company had email, we used telexes. We were charged by the character so we had abbreviations for everything. We had a 3 page list of abbreviations to translate the messages.

[Mr. Poopypants]

quote:This form of abbreviation dates back long before chat rooms and instant messengers. Short hand to begin with has been a popular way for taking notes and not writing the full word. I'm not familiar with short hand, but that form of dictation is very popular in the office. Second, computer programmers and "hackers" have always tried to use some form of abbreviation like l33t or whatever. Like Stang2Vibe said, chat rooms made this more prevelant. Just as people found in the past, the fewer keystrokes needed to convey a messaged, the better.But shorthand was used so later it could be transcribed into readable english. Damn, now my head hurts again.

[Mr. Poopypants]

I guess when internet chatroom nerds are only typing with one hand, they need to abbreviate so they don't lose their rhytm. I think I'm gonna puke now.