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   forestgirl | Dec 23, 2006 09:00pm | #1

   Are you asking about woodworking abbreviations, internet-speak abbreviations, or both?  For internet abbreviation (such as LOL or ROFL or LOML*), search in any internet acronym finder such as this one. 

   Woodworking abbreviations.....most of the time on Knots folks seem to use the compete term first before resorting to an acronym (random orbit sander, then ROS), but something like BLO is often abbreviated (boied linseed oil).  Feel free to ask, we'll help ya out!

   *laugh out loud, rolling on the floor laughing, love of my life

   Wikipedia provdes links to several slang searches.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   Masrol | Dec 23, 2006 09:19pm | #3

   Hello FG

   I was in the midst of writing a reply to ptu when I saw your post.  Frankly speaking, the first time I read with confusing abv. was your  ROFL, LOL. Pretending I knew it, I did not ask you what does that mean. Then I made a search for that abv. at the Wikipedia.

   Anyway, MC to you & your family .... if you celebrate it.

   Masrol

     

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   forestgirl | Dec 23, 2006 11:11pm | #5

   Glad to hear you were able to get a translation!!

   "MC to you & your family .... if you celebrate it."  I'm a heathen, LOL, but I love Christmas.  The spirit is important and I love buying gifts too, visiting with friends, etc.

   Merry Christmas!! forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   flglide65 | Dec 23, 2006 11:18pm | #6

   If you're a heathen, you'll love Dar Williams' song "Christians and Pagans" - I laughed 'til I hurt the first time I heard it.

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   tinter | Dec 24, 2006 07:04am | #8

   Just downloaded that song from itunes, good call!

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   cadiddlehopper | Dec 23, 2006 09:24pm | #4

   My apologies, everyone! I used LOL to mean Lots of Luck!Cadiddlehopper

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   ptu | Dec 24, 2006 04:10am | #7

   The things ya learn every day. I was hoping to osmosisize most of the abbreviation, but I was stumped by a few, like BLO and I never would have figured ROFL. I thought we were supposed to be serious. But I'll write down the ones that I can't figure out, and ask.
   Thanks muchly
   PTU
   MC&HNY
   IMHO LOML,TYVM

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   forestgirl | Dec 24, 2006 07:38am | #9

   The woodworking one that got me was on thread where they were talking about KD furniture or something like that.  I'm going "What?!  Kiln dried furniture??  Weird!"forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   SgianDubh | Dec 24, 2006 10:09am | #10

   If you haven't already worked it out fg, KD in that context stands for knock down furniture, often also known as RTA furniture (ready to assemble). Slainte.Richard Jones Furniture

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   cadiddlehopper | Dec 24, 2006 04:35pm | #11

   Slainte? You haven't yet explained that one.Cadiddlehopper

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   SgianDubh | Dec 24, 2006 05:54pm | #12

   Well, it's not an acronym. It's short for sliante bheatha, meaning good life, or more simply, something along the lines of cheers. Slainte.Richard Jones Furniture

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   cadiddlehopper | Dec 25, 2006 02:16am | #17

   Thanxx!!Cadid

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   highfigh | Dec 25, 2006 03:38am | #18

   Nobody used SWMBO. Yet.
   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."

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   QCInspector | Dec 25, 2006 03:57am | #19

   "Nobody used SWMBO. Yet."She Who Must Be Obeyed. It seems to get used more by the Australians than here. Since I don't have one, you won't see me use it much.I've used this site the most to figure out what forestgirl and others were saying. ;-)http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/?lookup=A

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   philip | Dec 25, 2006 10:42am | #20

   Here is one for the collectors:
   One could say that it is not a good idea to use grease on table saw worm drive , tunnions etc because "dust sticks to it like STAB", or if you really want to be specific , STABAB.
   I bet none of you A merican gentlemen can de-code those.....Philip Marcou

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   cadiddlehopper | Dec 27, 2006 05:49am | #21

   Since there are so few posts on this arcane subject, I hope to stir up some controversy in the hope that a new record for a ridiculous number of posts to one thread will be set. The controversy has to do with usage of an abbreviated form as the subject versus the object of a verb.I can see that "SWMBO" (She Who Must Be Obeted) is perfectly good as the subject, but if it is the object of a verb or preposition it seems that the form should be "HWMBO" (Her Who Must Be Obeyed). My English usage is not perfect, but, if I take care, it can be pretty close. That being the case, I cringe frequently when a media personality says something like "him and me went ...." and "between you and I."So, what about "HWMBO" as the objective form? There may be other cases similar, but I am not the most up-to-date on FWW website acronyms and abbreviations.As an effort toward being more clear in the use of acronyms and abbreviations, I plan to use the style seen in most technical and scientific writing. I will capitalize the term upon first usage then show the Acronym or Abbreviation (A/A) in parentheses immediately afterwards. Thereafter in the post, the A/A will be used as was just done. There should leave no question as to meaning.SWMBO? HWMBO? What say you?Cadiddlehopper

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   81treehouse | Dec 27, 2006 06:35am | #22

   Just a few I have seen here:

    

   TIA = Thanks in advance<!----><!----><!---->

   LMK = let me know<!----><!---->

   BLO = Boiled Linseed Oil.

   Sig = significant other

   WDTI? = Who 'da thunk it

   SWMBO = she who must be obeyed

   ROFL = Rolling on floor laughingROFLMAO = Rolling on floor laughing my A** off

   LOL = Laugh out loud or Lots of LuckFWIW = for what it's worthAFAIC = as far as I'm concerned

   OTOH – On the other hand

   BTW = by the way

   IMO = in my opinion

   TS = table saw

   BS = band saw

   DC = dust collector

   PITA = pain in the ####

   RAS = radial arm saw

   M&T = mortise and tenon

   QSWO =quarter sawn white oak

   ROS = random orbital sander

   HTH = hope that helps

   SD = sliding dovetailsPOS = piece of sh**

   CS = Circular saw

   SCMS = Sliding compound miter saw

    

   Hope this helps some newbies!

   Happy New Year All

    

    A bad day woodworking is better than a good day working -- yes, I'm retired!

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   forestgirl | Dec 27, 2006 09:21am | #23

   SWMBO!  She is the subject, not the object.  Obviously, it's not a complete sentence, but if it was, it would be

   "It is she who must be obeyed."  Or something like that.  There is no object in the sentence.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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    cadiddlehopper | Dec 28, 2006 12:22am | #25

    In constructing a sentence or phrase, SWMBO could be the subject of the verb or the object depending on what the writer/speaker is saying. However, if SWMBO is the object of the verb, should not we change it to HWMBO? That is my suggestion. I apologize if I did not make that clear to you. I am fully aware that SWMBO is not a complete sentence.Cadiddlehopper

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    mike_b | Dec 27, 2006 07:28pm | #24

    <<As an effort toward being more clear in the use of acronyms and abbreviations, I plan to use the style seen in most technical and scientific writing. I will capitalize the term upon first usage then show the Acronym or Abbreviation (A/A) in parentheses immediately afterwards. Thereafter in the post, the A/A will be used as was just done. There should leave no question as to meaning.>>Clem,Your solution elevates acronym usage to the technical, scientific level, and that's fine. It seems like a good idea. However, I think you'll be one of very few using it. Internet culture seems to have wholeheartedly embraced the use of silly acronyms (did you actually roll on the floor laughing, or did you simply think my comment, or your reply was funny?) to the point of it spilling over into live conversation, at least among the Abercrombie & Fitch, text message while I shop, make everything I say sound like a question crowd. This isn't surprising, and seems quite natural for young people, but I expect them to grow out of it at some point. When middle-aged adults adopt the practice in internet communications, I think it's depressing. I'm, regrettably, a one-language kind of guy, but I find that English works just fine without abbreviating it into oblivion -- sorry, EWJFWAIIO. I've used a few acronyms here on Knots (RAS, TS), but my New Year's resolution is to never use another here, or anywhere. It's not like 20 or 30 extra keystrokes per post are going to kill me.As always, regards to Gertrude and Heathcliff, and Happy New Year.Mike

12. 
    forestgirl | Dec 24, 2006 07:31pm | #16

    Hi, Richard.  Oh, yes, I did finally figure it out (or asked, can't remember).  Last week I was trying to knock-down this d*mned computer desk, but couldn't get the process to reverse.  Oh well.

    Happy New Year, guy!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   ptu | Dec 24, 2006 06:53pm | #13

   There are a few weird ones. I haven't figured this one--BTW??? KD Furniture, my first thought would have been a brand name.

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   SgianDubh | Dec 24, 2006 07:08pm | #14

   By the way. Slainte.Richard Jones Furniture

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   ptu | Dec 24, 2006 07:29pm | #15

   Thank you, and happy holidays to you, and, as we say up here, "Rubber side down"

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   Masrol | Dec 23, 2006 09:08pm | #2

   I encountered the same problem the first time I joined the forum. I never ask them what they meant by IMHO, LOL....RFLOL etc.  But I managed to get the meaning from Wikipedia, by nevigating the internet. Now I can "laugh out louder"..

   Thanks