Perhaps its just me...

[Glynne]

As well as NORWICH, there was always BURMA!

 

[Dee J]

SWMBO is hardly text speak As a phrase it was certainly in H. Rider Haggard's 'SHE' before being appropriated by John Mortimer's Horace Rumpole. As an acronym it's up the with ham radio's YL and XYL .... Text speak generally has much more recent origins.

Dee

 

[spinks]

I agree about the "txt spk" but what really irks me if using an abbreviation, but he abbreviation has the same amount of letters, ergo taking as long to type, as the original. Example "ov" instead of "of"!!!! Really really bugs me!!!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Didn't realise "ov" was an abbreviation of "of".

 

[lanemaux]

The one I love as an ex - miltary brat is the SNAFU . Our dear American cousins have such a knack for a well acronymed observation. For those who are unaware of the meaning , Situation Normal All F@$#ed Up.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

And "FUBAR"!

 

[nanscombe]

We can be just as bad. I wonder what people would make of such things as:

M&T
PVA
CA
BU
APT
P/T
WTB



Mortice & Tenon
PolyVinyl Acetate
CyanoAcrylate
Bevel Up
Axminster Power Tools
Planer / Thicknesser
Want To Buy

 

[david123]

since starting this thread I have spent even more time looking up your abbreviations than I did before....... ](*,)

 

[Baldhead]

Sorry guys I'm lost

BH (MOS) Baldhead (miserable old sod) :lol:

 

[blackrodd]

I can remember my dad telling me about ITMA! :shock: Rodders

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Favourites in our house -JFDI and RTFM.