Where is there a key to abbreviations used here?

[OHjosh]

I just started back and really have trouble following a lot of them.

 

[latexman]

http://www.early-retirement.org/for...slang-frequently-used-on-the-forum-34884.html

 

[marko]

Idk

 

[Nemo2]

Idk

RTFM.

 

[Senator]

Google...

 

[euro]

Google...

I generally just ignore posts when I can't figure out from the context what the abbreviation means. If it's too much effort for the poster to write out a few acronyms, then it is too much effort for me to Google what it is supposed to mean

 

[kcowan]

Idk

RTFM.

lol

 

[Major Tom]

If it's too much effort for the poster to write out a few acronyms, then it is too much effort for me to Google what it is supposed to mean

My thought process is a little different. I base the decision on whether to take the time to do the research on how eager I am to understand the post in question, not on my assessment of how much effort the poster put into his/her post. Another factor in favor of learning the abbreviation/acronym is that once learned, I will then instantly know what it means the next time I see it.

The power of learning!

 

[jazz4cash]

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