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Title: Acronyms
Post by: Texan in Tulsa on February 12, 2016, 11:52:59 AM: Being a newbie to the craft of smoking meats, I see a lot of acronyms used on the forum. A few I have figured out over time, but others I am still clueless when I see them.

Is there a list of smoking acronyms anywhere on the forum that I could reference?
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: NDKoze on February 12, 2016, 12:08:28 PM: I do not remember seeing such a list. But, I think it is a good idea. If you have a few of them that you have found, I would start a list and send it to Tony in a PM and he could create a topic in the most appropriate section. Then this list could periodically be updated as needed.
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: swthorpe on February 12, 2016, 01:57:03 PM: Andy...which acronyms are still puzzling you?
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: SuperDave on February 12, 2016, 02:42:18 PM: While we are on the subject:

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Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: NDKoze on February 12, 2016, 04:45:35 PM: LOL!
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: DivotMaker on February 12, 2016, 08:28:32 PM: Not a bad idea, Andy! But, the best solution is to stop using acronyms, and speak plain English!! I try to write-out acronyms, to avoid confusion like you're talking about. I will frequently use some, though, like "BBQ" for Bar-Be-Que, and "IT" for Internal Temperature. Other than that, I don't think I use a lot of acronyms (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).

SOP, here at the FP, should be to speak in PE, so ECU! (Standard operating procedure, here at the Forum Pages, should be to speak in Plain English, so Everyone Can Understand!!) ;)

TTYL! ;D

p.s. - let us know if you run across one you don't understand!

p.p.s. - If we're using enough acronyms that we need a "Guide to Acronyms," we're using too many acronyms!!
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: SuperDave on February 12, 2016, 09:50:40 PM: Quote from: NDKoze on February 12, 2016, 04:45:35 PM
LOL!
Explain yourself Gregg!
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: swthorpe on February 13, 2016, 10:37:39 AM: I had to google TTYL to figure that one out... :o
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: DivotMaker on February 13, 2016, 03:44:11 PM: Quote from: swthorpe on February 13, 2016, 10:37:39 AM
I had to google TTYL to figure that one out... :o

Ha! My work here is done...... ;D ;D ;D BOL!! Sometimes, it's an advantage to having a 16 year-old son. ;)
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: Texan in Tulsa on February 13, 2016, 04:41:57 PM: Dave....that is a great list.

There were a few that I was curious about so I did Google search of bbq acronyms. Found a great list on thesmokering.com that addressed most of those I had seen on the SI forum.
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: pax238 on March 01, 2016, 03:08:03 PM: You might want to consider joining the Society to Ban the Use of TLAs.
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: DivotMaker on March 01, 2016, 06:20:15 PM: Quote from: pax238 on March 01, 2016, 03:08:03 PM
Society to Ban the Use of TLAs.

"Too-many Lame Acronyms?"
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: pax238 on March 11, 2016, 05:01:38 PM: Quote from: DivotMaker on March 01, 2016, 06:20:15 PM
Quote from: pax238 on March 01, 2016, 03:08:03 PM
Society to Ban the Use of TLAs.

"Too-many Lame Acronyms?"

Close Tony. "Three Letter Acronyms".
Title: Re: Acronyms
Post by: DivotMaker on March 11, 2016, 11:18:38 PM: Ha! Thanks for the clarification, Barry! Good one! ;D ;D