abbreviations i can't understand - in this forum (Apr/12/2007 )
hi all,
through reading, i find some abbreviations i can't understand ..maybe some members encounter the same thing here especially those with foreign languages like me..for instance, "bet", "PS" and others i can't remember now 
-strawberry-
QUOTE (strawberry @ Apr 12 2007, 01:22 PM)
hi all,
through reading, i find some abbreviations i can't understand ..maybe some members encounter the same thing here especially those with foreign languages like me..for instance, "bet", "PS" and others i can't remember now
through reading, i find some abbreviations i can't understand ..maybe some members encounter the same thing here especially those with foreign languages like me..for instance, "bet", "PS" and others i can't remember now
PS (or P.S.) means "post scriptum" (latin), i.e, text coming to late in the mind of the author to fit in the main text. Or a later comment, question not directly related to the text.
bet I don't know haven't seen so far
-hobglobin-
QUOTE (hobglobin @ Apr 12 2007, 04:45 AM)
QUOTE (strawberry @ Apr 12 2007, 01:22 PM)
hi all,
through reading, i find some abbreviations i can't understand ..maybe some members encounter the same thing here especially those with foreign languages like me..for instance, "bet", "PS" and others i can't remember now
through reading, i find some abbreviations i can't understand ..maybe some members encounter the same thing here especially those with foreign languages like me..for instance, "bet", "PS" and others i can't remember now
PS (or P.S.) means "post scriptum" (latin), i.e, text coming to late in the mind of the author to fit in the main text. Or a later comment, question not directly related to the text.
bet I don't know haven't seen so far
hi hobglobin, thanx for the explanation
, that's why i notice it at the end of postswhat about the widely used word: "lol"
!! -strawberry-
lol
something like leaning over laughing.
-Missele-
lol = laughing out loud??.. 
-money-
QUOTE (money @ Apr 12 2007, 03:09 PM)
lol = laughing out loud??..
Also heard the meaning „Lots Of Laughing“
But much more annoying is ROFL: „Rolling On (The) Floor Laughing“
-hobglobin-
QUOTE (hobglobin @ Apr 12 2007, 09:45 PM)
"post scriptum" (latin), i.e, text coming to late in th
i.e. - id est. That means 'that is', 'that is to say', 'in other words'、etc.
-Nabin-
QUOTE (Nabin @ Apr 12 2007, 03:51 PM)
i.e. - id est. That means 'that is', 'that is to say', 'in other words'、etc.
etc. - et ceterum - also latin, meaning "and other things like that"
Krümel
-krümelmonster-
e.g. exemple gratia, for example
-Missele-
et al. - et alii (and others) - the abbreviation is only allowed in written language ... but everybody keeps saying in his/her presentations: As you can see on this slide, the study by Knuffelpterich et al has shown [...]
-krümelmonster-