FORUM ACRONYMS

[supamonsta]

Hi,

just wanted to make this thread for all noobs, non-english speaking people, so as to help them (and me) understand everything in this forum.

We often use irony AND acronyms, so it's easy to get irate for nothing when we misunderstand what we read...

So here is a list, with your help :


-RTFM : "read the fucking manual" (gold medal)
-BTW : "by the way"
-IMHO : "in my humble opinion"
-GAFM : "get a fucking mac"
-OP : "original poster"
-OT : "out of topic"
-FFS : "for fuck sake"
-TBH : "to be honest"
-ITB : "in the box"
-MFL : "max for live" / "My First Loop"
-Tarnce : "Trance"
-YMMV : "your mileage may vary"
-IOW : "In other words"
-FWIW : "For what it's worth"
-FTW : "For the win"
-P/A : "Public adress" / "Performance Artist"
-IIRC : "if i recall correctly"
-WTF : "What the Fuck?"
-PITA : "Pain In The Arse" (sort of bread)
-AFAIK : "as far as I know"
-AFAIC : "as far as I'm concerned"
-OMGWTFBBQ : "oh my god what the fuck bar-b-que"
-IJTAFAWBANISAMTH : "I joined the Ableton forum a while back and now I spend all my time here"
-PMSL : "Piss Myself Laughing"
-ROFL : "Roll on The Floor Laughing"
-LOL : "Laugh Out Loud" / "Love only Lamas"
-PLUR : "Peace Love Unity Respect"
-USA : "Undesirable Sad Analists"
-UK : "United Knuts"
-FRANCE : "Froggy Rank Anil Nob Cunt Enigmas"
-FTP : "Fuck tha Police"
-DB : "DeciBel" / "DataBase" / "DoucheBag"



cheers

(and no, I've got nothing better to do, because I'm at work )

[Guff Tong]

FTW; For the win - (New PC geek, prolly something to do with a role playing game. Old School: F**k the world)

P/A : Public Addres (P/A System)

or Personal Assistant (secretary)

[MacGuffin]

I thought PA in the expression "live PA" meant performance artist.

[UKRuss]

You forgot the most important ones!!!

Tarnce = Trance
Week = a weak argument or a poor comeback or insult.
$15 = The price of all worthwhile quality software.
YMMV = your mileage may vary
IOW = In other words
FWIW - For what it's worth

[squelcht]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJgFU3U4X_Y

[UKRuss]

WTF!

'Why The Face'

[8O]

IIRC most acronyms on here are standard forum ones - nothing unique, IMHO. I think GAFM is a Subfunk construct, right?

[8O]

You forgot the most important ones!!!

Tarnce = Trance
Week = a weak argument or a poor comeback or insult.
$15 = The price of all worthwhile quality software.
YMMV = your mileage may vary
IOW = In other words
FWIW - For what it's worth

FTW - UKRuss, Official Purveyor of Ableton Forum Memes.

[Shillelagh Law]

IIRC = if i recall correctly.

also, don't forget:
FAIL
ULTIMATE FAIL
SUPER MEGA AWESOME FAIL
SUPER DUPER MEGA EXTREME FAIL COMBO

euphemisms which describe something that's particularly bad, or wrong.

[#1thelark]

IIRC = if i recall correctly.


SUPER DUPER MEGA EXTREME FAIL COMBO

euphemisms which describe something that's particularly bad, or wrong.

You mean, like 'UBER-FAIL'?

[littlepig]

PITA = Pain In The Arse

I though it was a sort of bread until somebody told me.

[8O]

You forgot the most important ones!!!

Tarnce = Trance
Week = a weak argument or a poor comeback or insult.
$15 = The price of all worthwhile quality software.
YMMV = your mileage may vary
IOW = In other words
FWIW - For what it's worth

Ah, don't forget changing the letter "o" to a zero to add instant b0unceability and therefore instant her0/l0ser status, according to taste.

[UKRuss]

Indeed! s0rry!

[Shillelagh Law]

You forgot the most important ones!!!

Tarnce = Trance
Week = a weak argument or a poor comeback or insult.
$15 = The price of all worthwhile quality software.
YMMV = your mileage may vary
IOW = In other words
FWIW - For what it's worth

Ah, don't forget changing the letter "o" to a zero to add instant b0unceability and therefore instant her0/l0ser status, according to taste.

h0h0h0!

good one buddy! How's your tragically hip life in berlin treating you anyways ? It's been a while since you rallied the forum to get behind some poxy german issue or another...I guess h0me affairs like the lisb0n treaty h0ld no interest for you mein freundin

[ethios4]

AFAIK - as far as I know
AFAIC - as far as I'm concerned
OMGWTFBBQ - oh my god what the fuck bar-b-que
IJTAFAWBANISAMYTH - I joined the Ableton forum a while back and now I spend all my time here.