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RE: What's happening in your world? - fool-ish - May-07-2012 I knew it'd be simple and straightforward and if I'd have thought about it, I would probably have guessed that ![]() RE: What's happening in your world? - 'thul - May-07-2012 No worries. 'thul should probably have written it in its long form to begin with... RE: What's happening in your world? - fool-ish - May-07-2012 (May-07-2012, 09:10 PM (UTC))thul Wrote: No worries. 'thul should probably have written it in its long form to begin with...There are so many abbreviations for everything these days I can't keep up! The Westeros forum is terrible for it and someone has actually posted a list on there of the abbreviations and their meanings for 'noobs' like me! ![]() RE: What's happening in your world? - Valarya - May-07-2012 (May-07-2012, 10:14 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: There are so many abbreviations for everything these days I can't keep up! The Westeros forum is terrible for it and someone has actually posted a list on there of the abbreviations and their meanings for 'noobs' like me! Hahah, I was there during it's original hay-day back on ezboards before it got moved to Ran's westeros site.. and helped create that abbreviation document! ![]() RW NW KG KL I don't know what's worse.. that I know them all, or helped create them? ![]() RE: What's happening in your world? - fool-ish - May-07-2012 (May-07-2012, 10:17 PM (UTC))Valarya Wrote:Well thank the gods you did! The list is huuge now and it's not just book related stuff, but shortened versions of everyday phrases, some of which I can work out, others I have to refer to the 'dictionary'(May-07-2012, 10:14 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: There are so many abbreviations for everything these days I can't keep up! The Westeros forum is terrible for it and someone has actually posted a list on there of the abbreviations and their meanings for 'noobs' like me! ![]() ![]() RE: What's happening in your world? - Valarya - May-07-2012 (May-07-2012, 10:30 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: Well thank the gods you did! The list is huuge now and it's not just book related stuff, but shortened versions of everyday phrases, some of which I can work out, others I have to refer to the 'dictionary' Haha, Prince who was Promised is what the fans turned it in to even though in the texts it's the Prince that was Promised. PWWP tends to be the more widely-used version. Pathetic, Val. Pathetic. ![]() ![]() RE: What's happening in your world? - fool-ish - May-07-2012 (May-07-2012, 10:32 PM (UTC))Valarya Wrote:I go with Prince that was Promised...rolls off the tongue easier(May-07-2012, 10:30 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: Well thank the gods you did! The list is huuge now and it's not just book related stuff, but shortened versions of everyday phrases, some of which I can work out, others I have to refer to the 'dictionary' ![]() RE: What's happening in your world? - Farseer - May-07-2012 Short forms can be problematic when the intended meaning is lost on the reader...take, for example, a fairly recent Facebook (I nearly put FB but stopped myself! ![]() ![]() ![]() Oh. ![]() Oops. ![]() Good work son. ![]() ![]() ![]() RE: What's happening in your world? - Valarya - May-07-2012 Hahah, Farseer!! That's a good one. ![]() I don't know what you might think the counter-part for that means.. but let me tell you just in case! "FTL" - For the Loss ![]() But if he says 'FML' then you might have cause to worry, rofl. RE: What's happening in your world? - fool-ish - May-08-2012 (May-07-2012, 11:53 PM (UTC))Valarya Wrote: Hahah, Farseer!! That's a good one.OMG! idk wot ur talkin abt! Gimme strength! ![]() |