General / Off-Topic Abbreviations

[Chris Simon]

Paid? Lol! No.

I know. That makes your smartassness even worse.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Actually those are acronyms, not abbreviations.

As long as we are not moderate

 

[Manticore]

Actually those are acronyms, not abbreviations.

................ and that ain't no B!

 

[EUS]

I always wanted to know what the TVC in "TVC 15" meant.

 

[Sir.Tj]

Why is abbreviation such a long word?

 

[Talarin]

Why is abbreviation such a long word?

Why does inflammable mean it's more likely to go on fire?

 

[Chris Simon]

Why is abbreviation such a long word?

"How do you abbreviate Arkansas? Well, just start spelling it... and then stop." -Mitch Hedberg

 

[AJW]

Why is abbreviation such a long word?

Why is dyslexia so hard to spell?

 

[Camulus]

I know a lot of abreviations like most if not all ship abbreviations. But there’s a lot of ones I don’t know. Can y’all help me out? Just give any random ones. Thanks
O7

Hang on, hang on, what's O7 mean?

 

[Patrick_68000]

Hang on, hang on, what's O7 mean?

It's a military salute

 

[Manticore]

It's a military salute

o7 to that mate.

 

[Camulus]

It's a military salute

Then it's on the wrong side - unless viewing from the rear.

 

[Zieman]

It's a military salute

Then it's on the wrong side - unless viewing from the rear.

I've always taken o7 or O7 to be good-humoured mocking of military salute.

 

[Chris Simon]

Then it's on the wrong side - unless viewing from the rear.

<o

happy?

 

[Sir.Tj]

 

[Chris Simon]

Um, are you sure you haven't pressed the post button too early, T.j?

 

[Sir.Tj]

Um, are you sure you haven't pressed the post button too early, T.j?

I blame Coutts.

 

[Chris Simon]

I blame Coutts.

That's all good but I want to know what you wanted to say!

 

[Sir.Tj]

That's all good but I want to know what you wanted to say!

My lips are sealed.

 

[Chris Simon]

My lips are sealed.

Okay, have a rep back, but I'm angry.