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Old 09-03-2010, 05:43 PM
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is there a list of the abbreviations and what they stand for? Trying to read posts can be a little challenging lol
DD, DH, FMG etc.. etc..
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Old 09-03-2010, 05:50 PM
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Yes, use the search function at top of page, type in abbreviations and you will find the posts.
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DD..dear daughter
DH ..dear husband..
GGK grand kids
GC..grand child or children
MLN.. mothwr in law
SIL.. son in law
FMQ.. free motion quilting or FMMQ.. free motion machine quilting
LOL.. lot of luck or love.
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Old 09-03-2010, 06:05 PM
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BOB = Beginner’s Only Block (swap)
BOM = Block of the Month
DSM = Domestic Sewing Machine
DWR = Double Wedding Ring
FART = Fabric Aquisition Road Trip
FIU = Finish It Up
FQ = Fat Quarter
HST = Half-Square Triangle
HSY = Haven’t Started Yet
LAQ= Long Arm Quilter
LQS = Local Quilt Shop
MAQ = Mid-Arm Quilter
OBW = One-Block Wonder
PHD = Project Half Done
PIGS = Projects in Grocery Sacks
SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
SEX = Stash Enhancing eXperience (or eXcursion)
STASH = Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden
TGIF = Thank God It’s Finished!
TOT = Tone-on-Tone
UFO = UnFinshed Object
WHIMM = Works Hidden In My Mind
WIP = Work In Progress
WISP = Work In Slow Progress
WIVSP = Work In Very Slow Progress
WIWMI = Wish It Would Make Itself
WOF = Width of Fabric
WOMBAT = Waste of Money, Batting, and Time
WOW = White On White
WWIT = What Was I Thinking
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Old 09-03-2010, 06:17 PM
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Thank you ladies I will print this out and keep it handy for when I'm reading the posts
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Wow, Learned a few new ones today.. thanks for asking the question and thanks for leaving the answers !!!!

my only different one would be:

LOL -Laugh out loud
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Old 09-04-2010, 05:38 AM
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I thought that LOL was laugh out loud also...
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I've been reading SIL as sister in law, and lol as laugh out loud. Learning new things all the time.
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Old 12-18-2010, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by stitchin
I've been reading SIL as sister in law, and lol as laugh out loud. Learning new things all the time.
LOL is laugh out loud. That's extremely old computer speak. SIL can be either sister or son in law. That one you usually have to go by context.
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Old 03-19-2011, 04:53 AM
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So... What does ISO mean, Please?
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