Here is a list of the most commonly used abbreviations. Thanks to Carolyn in Harlingen! Some
useful web links on netiquette, abbreviations, and web icons are added at the bottom of the page.
General internet abbreviations:
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
BEG = Big Evil Grin >:-}
BTDT = Been There, Done That
BTW = By The Way
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYI = For Your Information
G = grin :) :-)
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
HTH = Hope This Helps
IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
ISP = Internet Service Provider
KISS = Keep It Simple Sweetie (although I've heard different esses)
LOL = Laughing Out Loud :-D
NG = NewsGroup
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PIP = Peeing In Pants
RFI = Request For Information
ROFL = Rolling On Floor, Laughing
ROFLMAO = Rolling on Floor, Laughing My Asterisks Off
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTYL = Talk To You Later
VBG = Very Big Grin :-)
VBEG = Very Big Evil Grin >:-}
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
Other abbreviations found in R.C.T.Q.:
BEX = Book Enhancement eXperience (variation on S.E.X.)
BF = Boy Friend
CMQ = Commercially Machine Quilted
COC = Cream on Cream (Fabric print)
CQ = Crazy Quilt (quilting pattern/technique)
CW = Cathedral Window (pattern)
D-rivatives: DH-DD-DS-DW = (Dear/Darling/Darn/D**n) Husband-Daughter-Son-Wife
DIL = Daughter In Law
DWR = Double Wedding Ring (pattern)
EPP = English Paper Piecing (piecing technique)
FIFI = Find It, Finish It
FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing (piecing technique)
FQ = Fat Quarter (1/4 yd of fabric, cut 18" X 22")
FS = For Sale (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace)
FW = Feather Weight (model of Singer sewing machine)
GFG = Grandmother's Flower Garden (pattern)
HMQ = Home Machine Quilted
HST = Half-Square Triangle
ISO = In Search Of
LQS = Local Quilt Store/Shop
LTP = Long Term Project
MFP = Mini Foundation Pattern
MIL = Mother In Law
MLB = Major League Baseball (a yearly fabric swap)
MPP = Machine Paper Piecing (piecing technique)
MQ = Millennium Quilt
MSM = My Sainted Mother
NQ/NQR = Non-Quilting / Not Quilting Related
OT = Off Topic
PITA = Pain In The Asterisks
PP = Paper Piecing
QI = Quilt Inspector (4-legged kind)
QIAD = "Quilt In A Day" (TV show and technique by Eleanor Burns)
QIP = Quilt In Progress
QNM = "Quilters' Newsletter Magazine" (Lehman Publishing)
QOOT = Queen Of Off Topics (Sarah)
QP = Quilt Police (no such thing)
RCTQ = rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
RR = Round Robin (block exchange)
SA = Seam Allowance
SEX = Stash Enhancement eXperience
SIL = Son In Law
SITD = Stitch In The Ditch (quilting technique)
SM = Sewing Machine
SO = Significant Other
SSS = Secret Sewing Sister
TOL = Top Of the Line
TTYL = Talk To You Later
UFO = UnFinished Object
USO = UnStarted Object
W&N = Warm & Natural (a brand of quilt batt)
WIP = Work In Progress
WOF = Width Of Fabric
WOW = White On White (fabric print)
WS = Wrong Side (of fabric)
WTB = Want To Buy (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace)
Y2K = Year 2000 (2K in computer-speak)
Still being discussed:
"Full Harriet" = a quilt that is completely machine quilted (at home) using
free-motion and other techniques taught by Harriet Hargrave (author of
"Heirloom Machine Quilting" and other books)
NGFIT = Never Gonna Finish IT (send it to someone who will!)
SABLE = Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy
sQex = Square Exchange
TANQP = There Are (Ain't) No Quilt Police
TQS = Tricky Quilting "Stuff" (to paraphrase Scott Fisher: It's all the
things that people buy with the illusion that it'll make them quilt
better.)
Some helpful Web sites:
Internet abbreviations and Netiquette:
http://www.stevegrossman.com/jargpge.htm
Smiley Faces
http://www.datacomm.ch/~silver/smile2.htm
Useful Icons
http://www.iconbazaar.com/
Netiquette
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
