Please and Thank You

[Richard5]

This forum is all across the board as far as folks from different nations. Often enough there is confusion between manners of speaking. Therefore, I ask that you not use acronyms. Please spell out what you are saying. F'rinstance, in the 'How to make a living while cruising' thread I haven't a clue what RPP means. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

[Blue Crab]

Here ya go:

63 RPP Acronym/Abbreviation Meanings - What Does RPP Stand For?

This site lists 63 possibilities. That should narrow it down.

Yer welcome.

[Jammer Six]

I hate acronyms. I'm with you. If I were still raising my kids, I'd beat them every time they used one. But I'm not, so all I can do is hope.

[Sea Frog]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

Here ya go:

63 RPP Acronym/Abbreviation Meanings - What Does RPP Stand For?

This site lists 63 possibilities. That should narrow it down.

Yer welcome.

Good to know it was all about RCRA past practice!

[Doodles]

Originally Posted by Richard5

This forum is all across the board as far as folks from different nations. Often enough there is confusion between manners of speaking. Therefore, I ask that you not use acronyms. Please spell out what you are saying. F'rinstance, in the 'How to make a living while cruising' thread I haven't a clue what RPP means. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Sure, but "F'rinstance" was a new one to me and could be confusing for many. What's wrong with plain old "for instance"? Your contraction did not even save one character, so what's the point?

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by Doodles

Sure, but "F'rinstance" was a new one to me and could be confusing for many. What's wrong with plain old "for instance"? Your contraction did not even save one character, so what's the point?

You can retire as a bean counter but ya can't stop countin' beans, eh?

[Doodles]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

You can retire as a bean counter but ya can't stop countin' beans, eh?

The correct phrase would be "you can't stop counting". :-)

[Wannabe-007]

[PHP]

tbh, afaic tla's or mla's are imho rofl!
otoh, it's a pita to have to rtfm just to get the irc lingo!
sry 2 the op
ttyl

lol!

[Richard5]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

Here ya go:

63 RPP Acronym/Abbreviation Meanings - What Does RPP Stand For?

This site lists 63 possibilities. That should narrow it down.

Yer welcome.

And dear reader should hazard which of that list applies? SWIM? Have a cold one while you figure that one. It shouldn't be too hard. Wait, what were we talking about?

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by Richard5

And dear reader should hazard which of that list applies? SWIM? Have a cold one while you figure that one. It shouldn't be too hard. Wait, what were we talking about?

FIIK!

[Richard5]

Originally Posted by Doodles

Sure, but "F'rinstance" was a new one to me and could be confusing for many. What's wrong with plain old "for instance"? Your contraction did not even save one character, so what's the point?

Attaboy. I just knew someone would take to task my seeming contraction. But it wasn't difficult, right? It wasn't difficult to discern because it isn't an acronym. So what it didn't save a keystroke it is still immediately understandable therefore relatable. KWIM.

[Richard5]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

FIIK!

Tsk tsk. My original purpose of this thread was not to use contractions as like a petulant teenage school girl but to point to the Real Stuff (TM) of real life. Say, RPP.

[Wotname]

WTF..

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by Richard5

Tsk tsk. My original purpose of this thread was not to use contractions as like a petulant teenage school girl but to point to the Real Stuff (TM) of real life. Say, RPP.

The contraction I get but hate is "prolly".

This annoys me almost as much as being unable to access my neighbor's WIFI a dozen feet away. He's Canadian. YKWTM.

[denverd0n]

Well, if we all want to be really correct, RPP is not an acronym. It is just initials.

An acronym is a set of initials, or abbreviated words, that are pronounced as if they were a word. So, WIFI is an acronym, because most people pronounce it as a word. RPP is not an acronym, because most people just say the initials. IBM and ATT are not acronyms. SCUBA and RADAR are acronyms. And so on.