Gentlemen, (and ladies?),
I need some help from some of the more experienced Forums member and some of the multilingual members as well. There are two areas I'd love some aid.
1) I'm compiling a little FAQ to help new members log-in, use avatars, and understand the abbreviations we all use here. Please post any acronyms or abbreviations that you may have seen here so no one is left in the dark. The regular ones are important, (ie. LOL & TY), but I'm looking for more of a WW2 base, (ie. AAR). Also please post any questions about the most confusing aspects of this board so I can elaborate if neccessary. This is what I have so far:
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AAR = After action report
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ATHRH- According To His/Her Royal Highness
BTW = By the way
FWIW = For what its worth
FYI = For Your Information
HTH = Hope This Helps
IMHO = In my humble/honest opinion
IMO = In my opinion
LMAO = Laugh My Ass Off
LH = Living Historian (formely know as re-enactors)
LOL = Laugh out loud
MTPW = My Two Pennies Worth
OOP = Out of print
OTOH = On the Other Hand
PC = Politically Correct
ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing
S! - Salute!
TIA = Thanks In Advance
WTF? = What the F***?
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*note: I'm keeping the WW2 related acronyms in a file on my computer, there are too many to realistaically update here
You can see the initial listing here:
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http://ww2n.com/archives/acros.html
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FAQ's
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-How do i edit my posts posts?
-How do i put a signature in my posts?
-What is UBB code and how do i use it?
-how do i quote directly from someone else's post?
-How do i use private mail?
-What are the "rules" of the forum? what not to do.
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2) I'd need to know as many different ways to write the phrase "World War Two" in every language, including any accents, (I'm not going to say yet why I need this). Please don't write the number '2', (ie. World War 2 or World War II). I need to know how to write the entire phrase.
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Anden Verdenskrig - danish
2. Verdenskrig - danish
Tweede Wereldoorlog - dutch
World War Two - english
World War II - english
Second World War - english
2nd World War - english
Annar Heimsbardaga - faroese
Deuxième Guerre Mondiale - french
Seconde Guerre Mondiale - french
Zweiten Weltkrieg - german
Secondo Guerra Mondiale - italian
Segunda Guerra Mundial - portugese
Segunda Guerra Mundial - spanish
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I will update/edit this post as I get new additions so check back here periodically to see what holes need to be filled
[ 31 July 2002, 12:38 PM: Message edited by: Otto ]