At 03:20 PM 8/20/97 -0700, you wrote: >Would someone explain the following to a poor soul who has seen them in >recent postings: PSO, POS, <g>? As a rookie in the computer world, I >have to ask basic questions. > >Thanks, > >Bob Anderson >Tucson,AZ Dear Bob: Welcome to the net, and the list. I love it. "PSO" is "Piano-Shaped Object", a term if disparagement, of course. "POS" I have no idea about -- probably a typing mistake, such as plague us all. ("Dyslexia for cure found", as they say ...) <g> is net language for <grin>, meaning "please don't go off the deep end about this, I'm only kidding". There is also <bg> for <big grin>. It is used interchangeably with the "smiley" figures, such as :-) As soon as you make a mild, seemingly obvious crack about something, and have somebody go ballistic, you'll see why <g> is so common. <g> There are a few others, such as IMHO ("in my humble opinion") and LOL ("laugh out loud"?) that come up, and a lot I haven't learned yet. I only went on the net last January. (What better way to find out, than to ask?) Best wishes, Susan . Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com "When all other means of communication fail, try words." -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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