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For the Newbies: RCTQ Abbvs:
Stolen from the Archives to help the Newbies out.
Carolyn no longer has the time to do this HTH Butterfly From: Carolyn &/or Steve Subject: FAQ: Abbreviations found in this group For the newbies to this wonderful cyber world, I hope this makes your journey easier. There are a few ways to keep this message: print it out, forward it to yourself, or cut & paste it onto a new message form and e-mail it to yourself. That will prevent the dreaded "I've lost the original post" syndrome that has affected us all at one point or another. It will also ensure that you have a copy on your computer when your ISP does its housecleaning and clears out all the old posts (something done every 2-4 weeks, depending on the ISP and the NG). ---------------------------------- some 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 IIRC = If I Recall Correctly IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMO = In My Opinion IMX = In My eXperience IOW = In Other Words ISP = Internet Service Provider KISS = Keep It Simple Sweetie (although I've heard different esses) LOL = Laughing Out Loud :-D NAYY = Not Affiliated, Yadda Yadda... NG = NewsGroup OTOH = On The Other Hand PIP/PIMP = Peeing In (My) 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 :-} WRT = With Regard To Y2K = Year 2000 (2K in computer-speak) YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary emoticons: combinations of punctuation marks (and occasional capital letters), that, when viewed sideways, make little smiley, frowny, winking, disgusted (and so on) faces. other abbreviations found in this group: BEX = Book Enhancement eXperience (variation on S.E.X.) BF = Boy Friend BFPH = Big Fat Poopy Head (because this is a G-rated newsgroup) BOM = Block Of the Month BQ = Baby Quilt (crib-sized or going to a baby) 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, sometimes called PFP) 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 MA = Machine Appliqué MEQ = Mind's Eye Quilt (existing only in one's imagination, so far) 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 PIMP = Peeing In My Pants! (Warning to read the following message at your own risk) PITA = Pain In The Asterisks PP = Paper Piecing (sub-categories: PFP = Paper Foundation Piecing; PPP = Precision 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 SABLE = Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy SEX = Stash Enhancement eXperience SIL = Son In Law SITD = Stitch In The Ditch (quilting technique) SM = Sewing Machine SNS = Stack 'N' Stash (pattern/cutting technique) SNW = Stack 'N' Whack (pattern/cutting technique/book) SO = Significant Other SSS = Secret Sewing Sister TATW = Trip Around The World (pattern) TDB = That D*mn Banner (the "official" banner of RCTQ, under which we meet at quilt shows large and small. It travels the globe, bringing us together.) TOL = Top Of the Line TSWLTH = The Store We Love To Hate ("JoAnn's Fabrics") TTYL = Talk To You Later UFO = UnFinished Object USO = UnStarted Object VSC = Vertical Surface Cover (for those who just can't bring themselves to say "wallhanging") W&N = Warm & Natural (a brand of quilt batt) WIP = Work In Progress WOF = Width Of Fabric WOW = White On White (fabric print) WUH = not an abbreviation, just a cyber-stutter for those who have trouble saying "wuh- wuh- wallhanging!" (see VSC) WS = Wrong Side (of fabric) WTB = Want To Buy (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace) Some helpful Web sites: http://www.netlingo.com ? Internet abbreviations and dictionary of terms http://www.mccallsquilting.com/qquil...s/glossary.htm ? general quilting terms defined http://www.stevegrossman.com/jargpge.htm - Internet abbreviations and Netiquette -- Carolyn in Harlingen, Texas, USA |
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