Please humour me .......

Gloria Creep on 28/8/2005 at 00:42

but ......... would you Taffers be so kind to NOT use words like B&W, LOL and other humouristic notes ..?!!!
I know this is annoying, but I gues I'll have to let you know where I come from.

OK! I'm dutch, also a bit Belgium.
I know the English language, the German language (both quit well) and the French language ......

But: things would be SO MUCH MORE easy to read on these forum replies, as you would NOT cling on to these "nicknames", like B&W, LOL, A1's and other stuff.
I learned a lot about these "phrases" , but still don't know them all.

So PLEASE: Can you possibly add a "FULL" reply to this forum?

I mean: WITH a translation?! I gues Taffers in other foreign countries would be grateful too !!!
"
Well ...... I gues ,,,,,,,,,,, :erm: ,, I will !!!" That's for a fact!!!

Gloria Creep :angel:

Gloria Creep :angel:

Oneiroscope on 28/8/2005 at 03:25

I know what you mean, Gloria! I still don't understand a lot of the "internetisms". Here's some I have learned.

BTW= By The Way
IIRC= If I Recall Correctly
LOL= Laughing Out Loud
ROFL= Rolling On The Floor Laughing

Gloria Creep on 28/8/2005 at 03:45

Hi there Oneiroscope.
Actually I thought LOL meant: Lots of laughs !???

I rest my case !!!

Gloria Creep :angel:

Targa on 28/8/2005 at 04:02

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_slang) Internet Slang

There's lots to learn! :) Scrolling down that page I had no idea there were so many. According to that page LOL can mean "lots of laughs", though I've never seen it used as such... it's always used as "laughing out loud" to my knowledge.

EmperorSteele on 28/8/2005 at 05:40

..I always thought LOL meant "Lick Obese Lions" o_O

Though i guess it makes more sense now in retrospect.

Griffin on 28/8/2005 at 05:46

B&W?

Okay, what the heck is that!?

Jitz on 28/8/2005 at 06:15

Quote Posted by Griffin

B&W?

Okay, what the heck is that!?

Black and White?

There are black and white missions (well, more gray scale)...

marycwmbach on 28/8/2005 at 09:11

Quote Posted by Oneiroscope

I've figured out three of these already, IIRC has had me puzzled for ages though. If you text a lot maybe these short cuts are handy, but tapping a keyboard, well why not put the whole phrase.

I'm with you Gloria. :)

Musopticon? on 28/8/2005 at 12:01

As far as I know; we got maybe 3 members who actively use those. So I can't see how this thread is even remotely useful. Still...

I'm looking at you "no halo for me". :p

epithumia on 28/8/2005 at 14:26

Sorry, but this really doesn't belong in the FM forum.