posted on March 1, 2005 08:37:33 AM new
I just got feedback from a buyer and the comment was n/a. I have no idea what it means, is it the same as "no comment"? I checked the other feedback she has left and the last 14 say the same thing. She used to leave full remarks. I really like to know that at least the buyer is happy with the item.
posted on March 1, 2005 08:49:41 AM new
Amber: n/a usually means "no answer." Used a lot in surveys, etc. I wonder if this buyer is just lazy, wants to remove the "feedback to be left" from her list, and doesn't want to take the time to write something real.
Weird. I've never seen that in feedback. I think if I'd gotten it, I'd e-mail the buyer and ask if everything was okay (now that he's left the feedback, LOL, and there's no chance for a neg)--and I'd ask what he meant in particular with the n/a--because I'm curious.
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posted on March 1, 2005 09:12:38 AM new
Good idea Roadsmith, I think I'll do that. The other sellers had left her glowing comments. I just said "Payment received, thanks" I figured if she couldn't take the trouble to at least put a comment, mine would be short and to the point. I was glad it wasn't just left for me.
posted on March 1, 2005 09:46:43 AM new
Stop - it does. It's just that not everyone knows that
~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~ • ~~~
If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on March 1, 2005 10:54:14 AM new
I have remembered something else about this buyer. I don't have postal rates in my auctions because I sell from Canada and sell Internationally. I also have clearly in my listings that I don't take Paypal payments for payments less than $10 (I include postage in that). This buyer just sent a Paypal payment without asking me the postage, worked out her own at less than it should have been, and the total was under $5. It was a small item, so I let it pass. But I guess that follows with the lack of time taken with feedback.
posted on March 1, 2005 02:33:40 PM new
People are very passionate about their feedback. Once I accidentally left a single letter feedback, I think it was just the letter 'i' which was the beginning of 'instant payment, thanks' and they took me to task and wanted it amended. I did and then they left me good feedback. You could probably request proper feedback but everyone is not as understanding and you may get more than you bargained for. You are a saint for letting her get away with less than she owed.
posted on March 1, 2005 06:19:09 PM new
I concur with StopW and others who have said n/a means "not applicable."
I've started to have fun leaving feedback that follows closely with what they leave for us. So, when someone takes the 3 seconds to type: "Quick Ship" I reply with "Quick Payment" -- when someone leaves me: "Nice Product" -- I reply "Nice Money" ... Not trying to be flipant about it, but in a nice way, having fun, but it also tracks with spending the same amount of time giving feedback as they offered up.
Wayne
Never explain -- Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard
posted on March 1, 2005 08:32:16 PM new
Family, your comments made me think of these.... only slightly off topic <g>
> Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Quantas' pilots & the solutions recorded by maintenance engineers. By the way, Quantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident.
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(P= The problem logged by the pilot.)
(S= The solution and action taken by mechanics.)
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
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P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
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P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
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P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
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P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet
per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
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P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
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P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're for.
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P: IFF inoperative..
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
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P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
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P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
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P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, & be serious.
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P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
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P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.
[ edited by ltray on Mar 1, 2005 08:34 PM ]
posted on March 2, 2005 07:06:29 AM new
just got this in my mailbox this morning. I'll apologize in advance - it's a long one. But no N/A anywhere!
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
Here's all you need to know to communicate with your grandkids - or decode their IM's …
$0.02 - Throwing in your two cent's worth
? - Please explain
?4U - Question for you
1FTR - One For The Road
24/7 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
2L8 - Too Late
2U2 - To you too
3D - Three-Dimensional
404 - I haven't a clue (error message 404, address not found)
^5 - High Five
A/S/L - Age/Sex/Location
A/S/L/P - Age/Sex/Location/Picture
AA - Alcoholics Anonymous
AAA - Any Advice Appreciated
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
ADGR - Any Donations Gratefully Received
ADN - Any Day Now
AFAIAA - As Far As I Am Aware
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFAIR - As Far As I Recall
AFAIUI - As Far As I Understand It
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AGAN - As Good As New
AI - As If
AIC - Ain't It Cool
AISB - As I Said Before
AISI - As I See It
AIUI - As I Understand It
AIW - As It Were
AKA - Also Known As
ALOIA - A Lot Of It Anyway
AMAP - As Many/Much As Possible
AMF - Adios, MotherF'r or Adios, My Friend
AMIGA - A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
ANAWFOS - And Now A Word From Our Sponsor
APAC - All Praise And Credit
APITN - A Pain In The Neck
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASWGAFF - Ask Someone Who Gives A Flying F-!
ATB - All The Best
ATM - At The Moment
ATS - Across The Street
ATTN - Attention
ATTYO - Anything That Turns You On
AWCIGO - And Where Can I Get One?
AWGTHTGTTA? - Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?
AWHFY - Are We Having Fun Yet?
AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave
AYT? - Are You There?
B2B - Business-to-Business
B2C - Business-to-Consumer
B4 - Before
B4N - Bye For Now
BA - Bedroom Activity
BAC - By Any Chance
BAC - Back At Computer
BAD - Broken As Designed
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BAMF - Bad Assed MotherF'r
BASIC - Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
BAY - Back At You
BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
BBIAF - Be Back In A Few
BBL - Be Back Later
BBN - Bye Bye Now
BBR - Burnt Beyond Repair
BBS - Be Back Soon
BBS - Bulletin Board System
B/C - Because
BC - Basket Case or Be Cool
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
BCNU - Be Seein' You
BEG - Big Evil Grin
BF - Boyfriend
BFD - Big F'ing Deal
BFG - Big Friendly Giant or Big F'ing Gun
BFH - Big F'ing Hammer
BFI - Brute Force and Ignorance
BFMI - Brute Force and Massive Ignorance
BFN - Bye For Now
BFOG - Blouse Full Of Goodies
BG - Big Grin
BIBO - Beer In, Beer Out
BIC - Best In Class
BIF - Basis In Fact
BIL - Brother-In-Law
BION - Believe It Or Not
BIOYIOP - Blow It Out Your I/O Port
BIOYA - Blow It Out Your Ass
BITD - Beaten It To Death
BKA - Better Known As
BMF - Bad MotherF'r
BMOC - Big Man On Campus
BMTIPG - Brilliant Minds Think In Parallel Gutters
BNF - Big Name Fan
BOC - But Of Course
BOF - Birds Of a Feather
BOFH - Bastard (system) Operator From Hell
BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BOS - Big Orange Switch
BOT - Back On Topic
BOTE - Back Of The Envelope
BRB - Be Right Back
BRS - Big Red Switch
BS - Bull S***
BSEG - Big S*** Eating Grin
BSF - But Seriously Folks
BSG - Big Smiling Grin or Broad Sweeping Generalisation
BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death (error message)
BTA - But Then Again
BTAICBW - But Then Again I Could Be Wrong
BTAIM - Be That As It May
BTDT - Been There, Done That
BTL - Better Than Life
BTO - Build/Built To Order or Big Time Operator
BTOBD - Be There Or Be Dead
BTSOOM - Beats The S*** Out Of Me
BTTH - Boot To The Head
BTTT - Back To The Top
BTW - By The Way
BUAF - Butt Ugly ASCII Font
^BUMP^ - Bring Up My Post (sending topic back to the top)
BWL - Bursting With Laughter
BWQ - BuzzWord Quotient
BWTG - Big Way To Go
BY - Busy
BYKT - But You Knew That
BYKTA - But You Knew That Already
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
BYOH - Bat You On the Head
C&G - Chuckle and Grin
C/O - Care Of
CAB - Cheap Ass Bastard/#*!@
CADET - Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try
CB - Call Back
CC - Carbon Copy
CE - Creative Editing
CF - Charlie Foxtrot; Cluster F'd (meaning similar to SNAFU)
CFD - Call For Discussion
CFV - Call For Votes
CHUR - See How You Are
CICO - Coffee In, Coffee Out
CID - Consider It Done
CID - Crying In Disgrace
CIO - Check It Out
CL - Cross Link
CLAB - Crying Like A Baby
CM - Call Me
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CNP - Continued (in my) Next Post
CO - COnference
COD - Cash On Delivery
Cof$ - Church of Scientology
CP - Chat Post
CPF? - Can Pigs Fly?
CRAFT - Can't Remember A F'ing Thing
CRBT - Crying Real Big Tears
CRPG - Character/Computer Role-Playing Game
CRS - Can't Remember S***
CS - Cop Shop (police station)
CS - Customer Service/Support
CSG - Chuckle, Snicker, Grin
CTTD - Cute Things They Do
CTTS - Cute Things They Say
CU - See You
CUL - See You Later
CUL8R - See You Later
CUOP - Catch Up On Posts
CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time
CWYL - Chat With You Later
CYA - See You
CYA - Cover Your Ass
CYAL8R - See You Later
CYL - See You Later
CYM - Check Your Mail
DAY - Dreamed About You
DBA - Doing Business As
DBL - Don't Be Long
DBN - Doing Business - Not!
DC - Distributed Computing
DD - Darling Daughter
DDG - Drop Dead Gorgeous
DDI - Don't Do It
DEU - Dumb End User
DFU - Don't Forget Units
DGUTDJ - Don't Give Up The Day Job
DHB - Don't Hurry Back
DIGAD - Do I Give A Damn?
DIIK - Damned If I Know
DIL - Daughter-In-Law
DILLIGAF - Does It Look Like I Give A F***?
DIY - Do It Yourself
DK - Don't Know
DKU - Drop Kick Ugly
DL or D/L - Download
DLG - Devilish Little Grin
DLTBBB - Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite
DNA - Did Not Answer
DNPM - Darn Near P'd Myself
DOA - Dead On Arrival
DOB - Date/Day Of Birth
DOM - Dirty Old Man
DQM - Don't Quote Me
DRA - Don't Recognise Acronyms
DS - Darling Son
DTD - Document Type Definition
DTM? - Does That Mean?
DTOKAB - Drop To One Knee And Blow
DTP - DeskTop Publishing
DTRT - Do The Right Thing
DUCWIC - Do you see What I see?
DUK - Dead Upon Keyboard
DWBH - Don't Worry, Be Happy
DWIM - Do What I Mean
DWISNWID - Do What I Say, Not What I Do
DYE - Damn Your Eyes!
DYHWIH - Do You Hear What I Hear?
DYJHIW - Don't You Just Hate It When
DYSWIS - Do You See What I See?
E2EG - Ear to Ear Grin
EAK - Eating At Keyboard
ED - Emotionally Disturbed
EDP - Emotionally Disturbed Person
EG - Evil Grin
EIF - Exercise In Futility
EMS - E-Mail Shorthand
EMSG - Email Message
EOB - End Of Business
EOD - End Of Discussion
EOF - End Of File
EOL - End Of Lecture
EOM - End Of Matter/Message
EOT - End Of Thread (i.e. don't reply to this message)
ES&D - Eat S*** and Die
ESOSL - Endless Snorts Of Stupid Laughter
ESP - ESPecially
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD - Estimated Time of Departure
ETLA - Extended Three Letter Acronym
F2F - Face to Face
FAO - For Attention Of
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FC - Fingers Crossed
FEIYD - ForEver In Your Debt
FFS - For F's Sake
FISH - First In, Still Here
FITB - Fill In The Blank_________
FNAR - For No Apparent Reason
FNAR - (expression used to indicate a double entendre)
FOAD - F*** Off And Die
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
FOC - Free Of Charge
FOFL - Falling On Floor Laughing
FOS - Full Of S***
FOTCL - Falling Off The Chair Laughing
FOTW - Flags Of The World
FOTW - Flame Of The Week
FR - For Real
FTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My Heart
FTF - Face To Face
FTL - Follow The Link
FTTT - From Time To Time
FTW - F*** The World
FUBAR - F'd Up Beyond All Recognition /Repair
FUD - (spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FX - Effects
FYA - For Your Amusement
FYE - For Your Entertainment
FYEO - For Your Eyes Only
FYI - For Your Information
"< G > - Grin (add < > for bigger grins)
G2G - Got to Go
GA - Go Ahead
GAC - Get A Clue
GAFIA - Get Away From It All
GAG - Get A Grip
GAL - Get A Life
GAS - Greetings And Salutations
GBH - Great Big Hug or Grievous Bodily Harm
GF - Girlfriend
GFN - Gone For Now
GG - Good Game
GGL - Giggle
GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST - Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
GJ - Good Job
GL - Good Luck
GLGH - Good Luck and Good Hunting
GM - Good Move
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GOLL - Getting/Got One Long List
GR&D - Grinning, Running and Ducking
GTG - Got To Go
GTH - Go To Him/Her
GTH - Go To Hell
GTSY - Glad To See You
GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
"< H > - Hug
H&K - Hugs and Kisses
HAGD - Have A Good Day
HAGN - Have A Good Night
HAGO - Have A Good One
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HB - Hurry Back or Hug Back
HF - Have Fun
HH - Holding Hands
HHIS - Hanging Head In Shame
HHOJ - Ha Ha, Only Joking
HHOK - Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HHOS - Ha Ha, Only Serious
HIWTH - Hate It When That Happens
HOAS - Hold On A Second
HSH - Home Sweet Home
HTH - Hope This/That Helps
HWISTKT - How Was I Supposed To Know That
IAC - In Any Case
IAE - In Any Event
IAGW - In A Good Way
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IBALD - It's Been A Long Day
IBM - Inadequate Business Management
IC - I See
ICBW - I Could Be Wrong
ICQ - I Seek You
ICYDK - In Case You Didn't Know
IDGI - I Don't Get It
IDK - I Don't Know
IDTT - I'll Drink To That!
IFU - I F'd Up
IGP - I Gotta Pee
IIDKB - If I Didn't Know Better
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
IIWY - If I Were You
IK - I Know
IKWYM - I Know What You Mean
ILU - I Love you
ILY - I Love You
IM - Instant Message
IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO - In My Considered Opinion
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNERHO - In My Not Even Remotely Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
INC - INCluding or INClusive
INPO - In No Particular Order
IOH - I'm Outta Here
IOW - In Other Words
IPN - I'm Posting Naked
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IRL - In Real Life
IRMC - I Rest My Case
IRO - In Region Of
IS - I'm Sorry
ISC - I Stand Corrected
ISDN - It Still Does Nothing
ISP - Internet Service Provider
ISTM - It Seems To Me
ISTR - I Seem To Recall
ISWYM - I See What You Mean
ITRO - In The Region Of
ITRW - In The Real World
IWALU - I Will Always Love You
IWBNI - It Would Be Nice If
IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
IYO - In Your Opinion
J/K - Just Kidding
J/P - Just Playing
JAM - Just A Minute
JASE - Just Another System Error
JAT - Just A Thought
JAVA - Just Another Vague Acronym
JFTR - Just For The Record
JIC - Just In Case
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
JMO - Just My Opinion
JOKE - Just One Kidding Everyone
JOOI - Just Out Of Interest
JOT - Just One Thought
JTFM - Just The Facts, Mister/Ma'am
JTLYK - Just To Let You Know
JTYWWTK - Just Thought You Would Want To Know
"< K > - Kiss
KB - Kiss Back
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid
KIT - Keep In Touch
KMA - Kiss My Ass
KMF - Kiss Me, Fool
KOC - Kiss On Cheek
KWIM - Know What I Mean?
KYPO - Keep Your Pants On
L8R - Later
L&ML - Lies and More Lies
LAB&TYD - Life's A #*!@ and Then You Die
LHM - Lord Help Me
LHO - Laughing Head Off
LHU - Lord Help Us
LI - Laughing Insanely or Laughing Inside
LIS - Laughing In Silence
LLTA - Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
LMBO - Laughing My Butt Off
LMK - Let Me Know
LMOL - Laughing Madly Out Loud
LMSO - Laughing My Socks Off
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LSHISOTS - Laughing So Hard I Spat/Spit On The Screen
LSHTTARD - Laughing So Hard The Tears Are Running Down
LTNS - Long Time No See
LTNT - Long Time No Type
LTR - Long Term Relationship
LTS - Laughing To Self
LY - Love You
LYK - Let You Know
LYWAMH - Love You With All My Heart
M/F? - Male or Female?
M8 - Mate
MEGO - My Eyes Glaze Over
MHBFY - My Heart Bleeds For You
MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You
MM - Mama Mia!
MMD - Make My Day
MO - My Opinion
MorF - Male or Female
MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTD - Message Of The Day
MOTOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS - Member Of The Same Sex
M$ - A well-known software company
MSG - Message
MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures
MTF - More To Follow
MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
MYW - Makes You Wonder
N2M - Not too Much
NADT - Not A Darn Thing
NALAYL - Not As Long As You Live
NARU - Not A Registered User
NBIF - No Basis In Fact
NC - No Comment
ND - Nearly Done
NE - Any
NFW - No F'ing Way
NG - NewsGroup
NGAS - No one Gives A S***
NIAMY - Not In A Million Years
NIFOC - Nude In Front Of the Computer
NIICHI - Not If I Can Help It
NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard
NIYL - Not In Your Life
NM - Never Mind
NMH - Not Much Here
NMJC - Nothing Much, Just Chilling
NNTA - No Need To Answer
NOS - New Old Stock
NOYB - None Of Your Business
NOYL - Not On Your Life
NP - No Problem
NRN - No Reply Necessary
NRN - Not Right Now
NRP - None Real-time Processor
NTOOT - Nine Times Out Of Ten
NTW - Not To Worry
NWIH - No Way In Hell
OAO - Over And Out
OBTW - Oh, By The Way
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OIAM - One In A Million
OIC - Oh, I see
OL - Old Lady
OM - Old Man
OMG - Oh My God
OOAK - One Of A Kind
OOI - Out Of Interest
OOTB - Out Of The Box or Out Of The Blue
OOTC - Obligatory On Topic Comment
OP - Operator or Original Poster
OPM - Other People's Money
OT - Off Topic
OTF - On The Floor
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTP - On The Phone
OTT - Over The Top
OTT - Off The Topic
OTTH - On The Third Hand
OTTOMH - Off The Top Of My Head
OYA - On Your Ass
P2P - Peer-to-Peer
PC - Politically Correct
PD - Public Domain
PDA - Public Display of Affection
PDQ - Pretty Damn Quick
PDS - Please Don't Shoot
PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
PIMP - Peeing In My Pants
PITA - Pain In The Ass
PLZ - Please
PM - Private Message
PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In
PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In
PML - P*ssed Myself Laughing
PMSL - P*ssing MySelf Laughing
POAHF - Put On A Happy Face
POS - Point Of Sale
POS - Pile/Piece Of S***
POSSLQ - Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
POTC - Peck On The Cheek
POETS - P*ss Off Early, Tomorrow's Saturday
POV - Point Of View
PPL - People
PS - Post Script
PU - That stinks
QT - Cutie
RE - Regarding
REHI - Hello Again
RFD - Request For Discussion
RHP - Read His/Her Post
RL - Real Life
RMA - Return Merchandise Authorisation
RMA - Registered Members' Area
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLASTC - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat
ROI - Return On Investment
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFLMAOAY - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off At You
ROTFUTS - Rolling On The Floor Unable To Speak
RPG - Role-Playing Game
RPTS - RePost That S***/Stuff
RSN - Real Soon Now (i.e. never)
RTFAQ - Read The FAQ
RTFM - Read The F'ing Manual /Message
RTM - Read The Manual /Message
RU? - Are You?
RU4R - Are You For Real?
RUOK - Are You Okay?
SARO - SmartAss Reply Only
SAYL - Sorry About Your Luck
SB - Smiles Back
SBPH - Should Be Posted Here
SCNR - Sorry, Could Not Resist
SETE - Smiling Ear To Ear
SHID - Slaps Head In Disgust
SHTF - S*** Hits The Fan
SITD - Still In The Dark
SMO - Serious Mode On or Safe Mode Only
SMOff - Serious Mode Off
SNAFU - Situation Normal, All F'd Up
SNERT -- Snot-Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
SNR - Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SO - Significant Other
SOB - Son Of a #*!@
SOHF - Sense Of Humour Failure
SOHO - Small Office, Home Office
SOL - S*** Out of Luck
SOMY - Sick Of Me Yet?
SOS - Same Old S***/Stuff
SOT - Short Of Time
SOTMG - Short Of Time, Must Go
SPAM - SPiced hAM (unwanted advertising)
SRHI - So Rumour Has It
SSDD - Same S***, Different Day
STB - Simply The Best
STFU - Shut The F* Up
STFW - Search The F'ing Web
SW - ShareWare
SWAG - Scientific Wild Ass Guess
SWAK - Sealed With A Kiss
SWL - Screaming With Laughter
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
SYL - See You Later
SYS - See You Soon
SYSADMIN - SYStem ADMINistator
SYSOP - SYStem OPerator
TA - Thanks Again
TAFN - That's All For Now
TAL - Thanks A Lot
TANJ - There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TARFU - Things Are Really F'd Up
TAT - TurnAround Time
TBA - To Be Announced
TBF - To Be Fair
TBH - To Be Honest
TBIB - The #*!@/Bastard Is Back
TC - Telephone Call
TCO - Taken Care Of
TCOY - Take Care Of Yourself
TDM - Too Darn Many
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
TFIF - Thank F*** It's Friday
TFS - Thanks For Sharing
TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIAFI - Tried It And F'd It
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TID - Thread Is Deteriorating
TILII - Tell It Like It Is
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
TLC - Tender Loving Care
TLG - The Living God
TMA - Take My Advice
TMBCU - Till My Bowels Cramp Up
TMF - Too Much Fun
TMTT - Too Much To Type
TNT - Till Next Time
TNTL - Trying Not To Laugh
TNX - Thanks
TNX 1.0E6 - Thanks a million (1.0E6 is exponential notation for one million)
TNXE6 - Thanks a million
TOS - Terms Of Sale
TOY - Thinking Of You
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TRD - Tears Rolling/Running Down
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TTFS - Try This For Size
TTT - To The Top or Time To Twist
TTYL - Talk To You Later
TW - Two Weeks
TWBAR - That Would Be A Riot
TWIS - That's What I Said/Stated
TX - Thanks
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
U2 - You too
UL - Until Later
UL or U/L - Upload
unPC - unPolitically Correct
UR - You are
VAR - Value-Added Reseller
VAT - Value-Added Tax
VBG - Very Big Grin
VC - Virtual Community
VEG - Very Evil Grin
VFM - Value For Money
VGI - Very Good Idea
VR - Virtual Reality
VWG - Very Wicked Grin
W8 - Wait
W8AM - Wait A Minute
WABOL - What A Bunch Of Losers
WAG - Wild Ass Guess
WB - Welcome Back
WBS - Write Back Soon
WDTM - What Does That Mean?
WE - WhatEver or WeekEnd
WEG - Wicked Evil Grin
WFM - Works For Me
WG - Wicked Grin
WHYD - What Have You Done?
W/O - Without
WOB - Waste Of Bandwidth/Brainpower
WOBTAM - Waste Of Both Time And Money
WRT - With Regard To
WRUF? - Where are you From?
WTF - What The F'?
WTG - Way To Go!
WTH - What The Hell?
WTHDTM - What The Hell Does That Mean?
WUF? - Where are you From?
WWYD? - What Would You Do?
WYGIWYPF - What You Get Is What You Pay For
WYMM - Will You Marry Me?
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
XHNS - eXtra Hot N' Spicy
Y - Why?
YA - Yet Another
YABA - Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YBS - You'll Be Sorry
YGM - You've Got Mail
YGWYPF - You Get What You Pay For
YHBW - You Had/Have Been Warned
YKYBHTLW - You Know You've Been Hacking Too Long When
YL - Young Lady
YM - Young Man
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
YMMVG - Your Mileage May Vary Greatly
YOY - Why Oh Why
YTB - You're The Best
YW - You're Welcome
YWSYLS - You Win Some, You Lose Some
YYMV - Your Yak May/Moves Vomit
posted on March 2, 2005 08:49:06 AM new
I checked the latest up to date dictionary for N/A. Unlike most of the abbreviations in the list above, N/A does appear in the dictionary, and is a formally accepted abbreviation for:
[From New Latin natrium, from French natron, natron. See natron.]
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Na2
abbr. Bible
Nahum2.
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NA
abbr.
North America.
In addition, N/A can be properly used as an abbreviation for "not applicable"
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I did copy the above list abbreviations, as I am forever getting abbreviations in e-mails, and most of the time, I have absolutely no idea what the sender is attempting to say. THANKS!
Personally, I am not fond of most of the above abbreviations. All I can see is more and more of a lack of interest in proper English, or consideration for the person you are writing/e-mailing. Just because you are familiar with an abb. does not mean your recipient is, therefore the message may have absolutely no meaning to another person. The above example of how this buyer used N/A, is a prime example.
Just my opinion.
~"It does not matter what I think, it does not matter what you think. The only thing which matters is: What is the TRUTH!"~
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posted on March 2, 2005 09:54:22 AM new
i guess i never thought too much about short cutting the english language, but i found this post entertaining...
i got the following feedback this morn.
"..........Gr8TransAuction!!!.............."
------mot
[ edited by myoldtoy on Mar 2, 2005 09:54 AM ]
posted on March 2, 2005 09:10:03 PM new
::Just got this in my mailbox this morning. I'll apologize in advance - it's a long one. But no N/A anywhere!::
Do you know a lot of teens that would use language such as "Not Applicable"?
N/A is pre IM speak
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on March 3, 2005 09:57:22 AM new fenix03 You asked: “Do you know a lot of teens that would use language such as "Not Applicable"?”
Some, but none who live in my area of rural Alabama.
I find it sad if a teen does not know the term “not applicable.” You cannot even fill out an appropriate job application for a good firm, and not know the meaning of such. I think it is fine if kids want to speak the current slang with their friends, but I don’t think it benefitial, or proper for them to not know how to use, write, and speak correct English, when such is necessary.
When I was a child, my Mother constantly correct my English, and my pronunciation of given words. I was raised and schooled in one of the top school districts in the US, yet, I had my speaking problems, as most do….(usually, with me it was Texas colloquiums.) With Mom's corrections, I leaned. I did the same with my children, my husband, and my employees. Just as such helped me, it has vastly changed, particularly my husband.
The English down here is atrocious. When I first moved here, I thought most folks were “sounding illiterate by choice.” THEN, because we also have a brick and mortar store, I began meeting some of the high school teachers who teach in this area. I then realized why the high school graduates here sound so illiterate when they speak; it is because the local teachers themselves use appalling English. Apparently, when a student miss uses, (normally verbs in this area) their teachers neither hears it, nor corrects it.
One, which REALLY grated on my nerves when I first met my husband who is local to this area, is the fact that 99% of the schooled population here never pluralized words like “cents.” That is, if they meant to say 95 cents; they say 95 cent. 95 is obviously more than 1, and 1 is the only correct amount of change which is properly used with the singular form - "cent." Anything over 1 cent, is naturally multiple, that is 2 is plural, or 2 cents.
Example most say: I paid 95 cent for this vase!
However, one cannot blame it all on the schools, the parents are no better. My husband, who I said is local to this area is a rarity, he REALLY, REALLY wanted to sound intelligent and be able to move in any city, in any situation, in any elite gathering of people and sound educated. It took no more than my constantly correcting his verbiage, and the common “cent” problem, and he now sounds like someone properly educated. His knowledge has continued to grow over the 21 years we have been married.
We have a trained German Shepherd, who is a “Service Dog.” We visit the lonely, nursing homes, etc., and because of the way my husband speaks and dresses, more than once he has been thought to be one of the Doctors on staff! One day my mother-in-law was in the hospital, and we went to visit her. Her sister who lives about 300 miles from us was in the room when we came in the room. She spoke with my husband a couple of minutes, and then asked, “Who are you?” He had changed (dressing and speaking) so much since she had last seen him 2 years prior, that she recognized neither him, nor his speech! He was thrilled, and that just urged him on to continue to polish his speaking and writing language.
My personal assistant, who is a local and has been with me for 10 years, continually used despicable English. After we got to really know each other, I talked to her about her use of the English language, and she WANTED it to be correct, so I did with her what I did with my husband. I just continually corrected her. In her case, it was basically the non-pluralization of the word “cents,” and miss use of verbs. I did not actually correct her, I would merely respond, with “I beg you pardon.” She would then rephrase the statement with the proper verb. She realized, if she did not use proper English, her child would grow up miss using verbs, and sounding uneducated.
OFTEN, folk’s first impression of you/us is made by how we speak. So much business is now done via phone. Even in person, you can be properly dressed, mannerly, but when you open your mouth, the truth can quickly be seen, by your use of the English language.
Think about it this way, remember the movie “My Fair Lady,” the ORIGINAL VERSION, with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn – he could dress Audrey Hepburn up beautifully, but without her knowing how to properly speak, she was a total joke.
That film is a good teaching example for young folks and others. Because in essence, it is true. It was easy to dress the uneducated up, but it takes work, and willingness to change/correct the way one speaks - yet, educated people immediately recognize a dressed up uncultured person.
~"It does not matter what I think, it does not matter what you think. The only thing which matters is: What is the TRUTH!"~
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