ACRONYMS explained

[esaiz]

ok im fresh meat here meaning i'm unfamiliar with all the common acronyms and what they mean i sure wish there was a quik link on main page for all newcomers like myself with fat wallets ready to splurge my credit card has a pulse but im reluctant to spend cuz i dont know what all these acronyms mean, know what i mean jellybean?

[McSlick]

ok im fresh meat here meaning i'm unfamiliar with all the common acronyms and what they mean i sure wish there was a quik link on main page for all newcomers like myself with fat wallets ready to splurge my credit card has a pulse but im reluctant to spend cuz i dont know what all these acronyms mean, know what i mean jellybean?
They are on the http://forums.slickdeals.net/ page under the FAQ

General FAQ http://forums.slickdeals.net/faq.php


But here is the link to the Abbr. http://forums.slickdeals.net/faq.php?faq=sd_faq_item#faq_new_faq_item


You should read all the FAQ's because they are very helpful. Because of them I am half the idiot I was when I started here! Well, some people would challenge that :P

Welcome to Slickdeals!

[serra]

They are on the http://forums.slickdeals.net/ this page under the FAQ

General FAQ http://forums.slickdeals.net/faq.php


But here is the link to the Abbr. http://forums.slickdeals.net/faq.php?faq=sd_faq_item#faq_new_faq_item


You should read all the FAQ's because they are very helpful. Because of them I am half the idiot I was when I start here! Well, some people would challenge that :P

Welcome to Slickdeals!


yes, exactly wot he said

[esaiz]

thanks tmk44! woohoo!

[The Raddish]

What acronyms?? :confused:

[XXnarg]

OP is probably referring to initialisms and abbreviations rather than acronyms.

Radar is an acronym for radio detecting and ranging;
SWAT is an acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics;
DARPA is an acronym for Defense Advanced Research Project Agency;
NATO is an acronym for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

FWIW, IMHO, LOL, IRS, CEO, LMAO, are initialisms or abbreviations.

Acronyms are pronounced as independent words, initialisms and abbreviations are not.

One can easily pronounce the acronyms GIF and FUBAR, but not the initialisms CIA, FBI, and HTML.

[Schooby]

What acronyms?? :confused:
quit thread crapping ...you knew what the OP meant :P... if you can't be helpful..... and all the rest.
See Xnarg was helpful..to a point.
TMK44 was the only helpful post here. :lmao:

[McSlick]

~~:):)~~

[XXnarg]

... See Xnarg was helpful..to a point...Xnarg was off on a tangent, as usual, :drool2:but that was after the main point had already been answered.

That's the job of the Intermediate Doofus/Information Stylist Level 7, though.

[Schooby]

:sadwalk:



;)
ooops my bad... fixing it now :blush: :worthy:

[McSlick]

ooops my bad... fixing it now :blush:
:hug: thank you

[Anonymouse]

Boy, I was gunna help "not help" too, but after TR got his butt gnawed off by schbusdvr I ain't gunna risk running around wit a hole in mah pants :(

[sdwinner]

OP is probably referring to initialisms and abbreviations rather than acronyms.

Radar is an acronym for radio detecting and ranging;
SWAT is an acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics;
DARPA is an acronym for Defense Advanced Research Project Agency;
NATO is an acronym for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

FWIW, IMHO, LOL, IRS, CEO, LMAO, are initialisms or abbreviations.

Acronyms are pronounced as independent words, initialisms and abbreviations are not.

One can easily pronounce the acronyms GIF and FUBAR, but not the initialisms CIA, FBI, and HTML.

Nice :lmao:

[Schooby]

Boy, I was gunna help "not help" too, but after TR got his butt gnawed off by schbusdvr I ain't gunna risk running around wit a hole in mah pants :(
Yikes! I didn't know I was feared at all let alone that much.

[wellebh]

You're not supposed to pronounce "HTML"???

And all this time, I thought it was "hut-mal"

[Aluvus]

You're not supposed to pronounce "HTML"???

And all this time, I thought it was "hut-mal"
I'm almost afraid to ask how you pronounce "SHTML".