Nancy Howells wrote:

> In article <41587757$1_2@aeinews.>, "elaine" > wrote:
>
>
>>Being relatively new to news groups, I would see this Ping thing and
>>wonder
>>what it meant. Now I know (I think). -- it's a question directed at a
>>specific person.
>>
>>......... I'm sure there are other abbreviations, and I can guess at some
>>of
>>them - but are they listed anywhere for us new at this.
>>
>>Thanks to everyone that makes this newsgroup interesting, informative and
>>controversial - it's the only one I visit on a regular basis.
>>
>>Elaine
>>
>>
>
>
> I'm not sure that this is totally correct, but there used to be (and may
> be still) a computer network protocol that "pinged" other machines, and
> the other machines "ponged" back in response. That's the origin of the
> "ping," usually to see if someone is still there, if they've been silent
> for awhile.
>
> There are definitely other abbreviations - and I'm sure there's a list
> somewhere, but I couldn't tell you where. You might do a search for FAQ
> (frequently-asked questions) Online Chat or something, and see if that
> dredges anything up.
>
> Here are some to start you off, though:
> fwiw = for what it's worth
> lol = laugh out loud
> imho = in my humble opinion
> imnsho = in my not so humble opinion
> fotflmao = falling on the floor laughing my assets off (you know what to
> replace there)
> ymmv = your mileage may vary
>
> and so on.
>
Here are a couple of sites that may help ya:
http://www.jonstorm.com/glossary/glossmr.htm
http://www.science.uva.nl/~mes/jargon/


--
Steve

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