CGRetired

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This is something that has bugged me, and I'm sure many others here. Some people come to a beginners forum and then create a post that has lots of abbreviations and acronyms without any explanation of what these are.

Usually, someone understands at least part of what is being discussed, and can try to give a good, sensible reply. Often, though, the question gets passed by because the reader has no idea what the discussion or question is about, but if that person knew what was being discussed, could offer a good and sensible reply.

I often try to put a definition to acronyms I may use. Perhaps that's from writing and reading so many technical procedures where descriptions or definitions of acronyms and abbreviations is required.

I guess what I am asking posters to do, and of course, this is coming from someone that has absolutely no weight in what gets posted here, is that people at least put something to define what they are using for abbreviations or acronyms in their posts. Remember that the more information provided will usually lead to a better and more reasoned reply.

End of soap box.

CGr.

kargo

I, a beginner, agree. A least a key for the less common ones. Thanks for the post.

alfredbmor

There is already an useful list here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_1527996/tm.htm

Charlie P.

What does that mean?

brett65

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Yeah now you're just being hypocritical! JK[sm=wink_smile.gif]

I was kinda the same way when I was a noob to this forum. I had no idea what an LHS was or a OWB. (local hobby shop) and (one way bearing) for the noobs.

alfredbmor

Yes, I felt the same, fortunatly someone had the bright idea of describe several abbreviations and explain some acronyms.

In the begining I could not understand something like this:

BTW IMHO there should be a LHS near your area.

jetmech05

full scale aviation is full of abbrevations as well....APU, VOR, DME, R&R...I try not to use them when I respond here....at times I have to go back and re-type because I've used some abbrevations....force of habit
perhaps we should start a standard list
INBD inboard
OTBD outboard
R&R remove and replace
VERT vertical
HOR horizontal
STAB stabilizer
it can go on for ever lol
Good Flyin

CGRetired

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Gee, Charlie.. I don't really know how to answer that question except to say that it is defined SOMEWHERE in my post.

CGr

bkdavy

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Interesting. The use of acronyms began with the use of the telegraph as a way of reducing costs (costs to transmit were per word). The military raised it to an artform during the first and second world war. Now the next generation is working to reduce our written language to a collection of abbreviations, acronyms and emoticons in order to speed up text messaging. Where will it all end? [sm=drowning.gif]

Brad

Flying freak

Unfortunitly it doesnt end there full scale pilots get weather reports and they generally look like this "METAR CYHU 191200Z AUTO 13003KT 9SM CLR 06/04 A3049 RMK SLP327= " the ultimate in having to decode :|

RCKen

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CGr = Navy wannabe??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [X(][X(]



Just funning with you CGr!!!!!!!!

Ken

bruce88123

I thought Marine = Navy wannabe. OK guys, PLEEEEZE know that I'm kidding. I've got an ex Navy Chief working right next to me and he made me type this.

CGRetired

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I got it all covered. I did four years in the Canoe Club before going in with the Puddle Pirates!!

So, I CAN say Coastie AND Squid!!

MinnFlyer

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No CGr = Shallow-Water Sailor

TLA's (Three-Letter Acronyms) are not so bad, and RCU (another TLA) has a glossary to define most of them. But we DO frown on "Internet Lingo" here. It's far too rampant in the Car Forums to do anything about it, but we "Airplane Guys" can strive to be better than the DCGs (D*MN Car Guys) by speaking (typing) with a little higher standard.

brett65

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I'm a transposed DCG, and I resemble that statement![>:]

CGRetired

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Ah.. I dunno, Mike.. I've been in plenty of water that was over 6 feet deep!!! And I never drowned.. at least I don't think I did. But, been in plenty of hot water, though!!!

Here's one for ya:

AAAAA = American Association Against Acronym Abuse



CGr

CGRetired

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ByLoudDesign

This is a good point to bring up, and even though I have been around 7 decades I have trouble with some of then! If a Soap Box is warranted I would like to mention the people that feel they need to get noticed by using all CAPS in the heading. I follow about evey thread posted so I would say on a given day I get 500-600 emails. It make it very diffecult to easy scan down the list for points of interest. You can't stop them from feeling important I suppose, but generally CAPS are used to indicate LOUD communications!

perreback

This has been covered before:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_67...cronyms/tm.htm

This site will explain a wide variety of acronyms, if you can be bothered to look them up:

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

r2champion

OMG, LMFAO u got PWN'D lol!!!!!!!! Srsly tho, who cn't undstnd ths? j/k, gd thng u gys hav a SOH! L8tr M8s, MTFBWY!!! [:'(]

Seriously though, I agree with CGr. I had a bit of a struggle when I first started reading these threads. I think sometimes some forget that it is the beginners forum where no one is familiar with the slangs or acronyms.

CGRetired

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Well, ya know.... the more things change, the more they remain the same.

CGr (got it figured out yet, Charlie? Just toying with ya... )

ByLoudDesign

YOU cOASTIES ARE FULL OF IT!!! lol

Regent

CGRetired –

I heard that you had to be over 6 ft. tall before you could enlist in the Coast Guard. That is because if the boat ever sinks you can always walk back to shore.

OSS (Old Sub Sailor)

ByLoudDesign

Navy, Oh yah! I remember the younger of the sea going service! Iron ships and wooden men, was it LOL!

CGRetired

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I need some new material. Those old cliche's are just that. I'm 5'8" and managed to survive 26.5 years. Perhaps that's cuz my first four were Navy and that's where I learned to thread water...

Regent.. my first four were Navy Nuke Subs.. Boomers. Maybe I was in water over my head.. ha.. oops and that's why I went in the CG...

CGr