'Traisnlation' help! (bit OT)

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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what does BTW mean?!?!

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BTW: By the way LMAO: Laugh my a$$ off LHS: Local Hobby Shop IMHO: In my humble opinion IMO: In my opinion Hope that helps; there are many more.

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As well as:

OTOH = On the other hand
TOA = Thanks in advance

Tom

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thanks for yalls help, thats been bothering me since I joined the forums!

sorry about my horrid spelling!

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IIRC=If I remember correctly DMFINO= Damned if I know

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its hard to keep track of things like this because people make up there own every other day and hard to keep up with it.

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Here’s a link to a whole passel of abbreviations: http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp

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good link. i put it on my favorite list

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Most acronyms are fine, if used sparingly. (Maybe once or twice a post - i.e. depending on the length of the post.) More than that, it starts taxing the brain and making posts harder to read, IMHO…[:)]

Tom

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I’m with you! There’re quite a few there that I wouldn’t even think of using, fact of the matter is I use very few and some still befuddle me. No longer, I have the master list now.