Post by littlemikey on Jan 6, 2007 4:27:06 GMT -5
Greetings and welcome to LittleMikey's guide to TLA's (Three Letter Acronym).
In this guide you will learn how to RaU (Recognise And Use) a TLA. A TLA is simply any group of words that has been shortend to three ETR (Easy To Recognise) letters.
TLA's have been used for centuries ever since the Romans invented the TLA 'PAX'. PAX (Power And eXcellence is often used in conjunction with the name of a place, such as PAX America, although since this is not necicarry it does not exclude it from the definition of a TLA.
INTERESTING BUT USELESS FACT!
There are 17,576 possible TLAs! (26 x 26 x 26)
(from Wikipedia.com)
However, TLA's are only becomming popular to today's TYA (Teen and Young Adult) population. Older people, such as the common OBH (Old But Happy) or the WOB (Wise Old Bastard) do not use TLA's as common speech.
The MCS (Most Commenly Spoken) TLA is the popular phrase 'LOL' (Laugh Out Loud). This is often spoken by NAG's (Nerd And Geek) when SDS (Somebody does something) funny. For example:
Adam punches Adrian in the stomach, Michael witnesses this action and since Adrian is quite clearly in alot of pain he says "LOL! PWNT!" PWNT is not a TLA, instead it is a FLCA and will be included in another guide of FLCA's (Four Letter Common Abbreviations).
Now I will list some common TLA's and how they are TBU (To Be Used)
Now, I would like other people to add their own TLA's to this list. Simply post your TLA, along with its extended form and a use.
In this guide you will learn how to RaU (Recognise And Use) a TLA. A TLA is simply any group of words that has been shortend to three ETR (Easy To Recognise) letters.
TLA's have been used for centuries ever since the Romans invented the TLA 'PAX'. PAX (Power And eXcellence is often used in conjunction with the name of a place, such as PAX America, although since this is not necicarry it does not exclude it from the definition of a TLA.
INTERESTING BUT USELESS FACT!
There are 17,576 possible TLAs! (26 x 26 x 26)
(from Wikipedia.com)
However, TLA's are only becomming popular to today's TYA (Teen and Young Adult) population. Older people, such as the common OBH (Old But Happy) or the WOB (Wise Old Bastard) do not use TLA's as common speech.
The MCS (Most Commenly Spoken) TLA is the popular phrase 'LOL' (Laugh Out Loud). This is often spoken by NAG's (Nerd And Geek) when SDS (Somebody does something) funny. For example:
Adam punches Adrian in the stomach, Michael witnesses this action and since Adrian is quite clearly in alot of pain he says "LOL! PWNT!" PWNT is not a TLA, instead it is a FLCA and will be included in another guide of FLCA's (Four Letter Common Abbreviations).
Now I will list some common TLA's and how they are TBU (To Be Used)
- GFG (George Forman Grill; "I really need to buy a GFG."
- Not to be confused with: BFG (Big Fraggin' Gun, AKA (Also known as) the Big f**king Gun; "I will kill everybody with my BFG"
Note: BFG also can stand for "Big Friendly Giant" but who really GAF? (Gives A f**k) - JFK (John F. Kennedy; "Man I wish JFK was here")
Now, I would like other people to add their own TLA's to this list. Simply post your TLA, along with its extended form and a use.