Pushing the Bigma and an edit problem.

RTFM

If this is an abbreviation used here, we need to know what it stands for, this is part of the problem. An abbreviation should really only be used if it is an internationally recognized, accepted one.

Again, please put along side what this means R.T.F.M ?

Sorry Rees

I think shim meant ROFL which is Rolling On Floor Laughing

RTFM = Read The Manual!

Both internationally recognised I believe!!

ROLF roll on/over laughing floor
RTFM Read The F*cking Manual

Unlocker was just a bit faster

Keep it clean Anvh! I missed out a word on purpose!

Language gentlemen please, I do not like the use of such expletives and in the words of those lovable Americans, "Its our ball, our bat and if we can't go first were not playing"
Bye.

Sorry, is it better now?
The word don't have power but it's we who gave it power.
And I live near Rotterdam and it's just normall there to swear

RTFM - Read the Fantastically well written Manual *

these are Pentax cameras after all

LOL - Laughing Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling on Floor Laughing (just a stronger version of LOL)

These are standard internet jargon abbreviations which you will find scattered across most of the (english speaking at least) internet, spawned in chat rooms and old style bulletin boards but now more or less ubiquitous.

Some others

WTF - What in heavens name is going on, old bean? *
OMG - Oh My Goodness! *
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
TTFN - TaTa For Now (haven't seen that used in a while)

There are many many of these, I generally try to avoid using them on boards like this where some readers are not particularly computer savvy and so don't spend enough time on the internet to pick these things up, but sometimes they just slip in.

Using them anywhere is not compulsory (of course), but if you want to know what people on the internet are saying there's a small group of them you probably want to understand.


* OK most of us know or suspect these are not the original intended wordings, but small children read this board.

I always put ROLF instead of ROFL because it reminds me of ROLF HARRIS the very thought of whom makes me laugh........ ROLF

shim