Edie,
i understand your frustration. When I first found this board I thought it was in a foreign language half the time. Then I noticed the very first post under the Main section of this board is the same and titled Quilters Dictionary and Acronyms. If you take a moment to read it, it is a fairly comprehensive list of all the abbreviations/acronyms used by many in their posts. Many are quite humorous, It really helped me translate posts. I think the acronyms are used so frequently by many that no one thinks about them anymore. They can be a timesaver when pecking out a message on a tiny mobile phone keyboard if you are not on a full computer keyboard. Anyway hope that helps a little!