Re: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: BTW?

From: Rick Pikul <rwpikul_at_idirect.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 17:18:43 -0500

At 06:54 PM 3/8/02 +0000, crymsonwolf wrote:
>--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., "payne_brandon" <payne_brandon_at_y...> wrote:
> > I have seen these initials in many posts, what do they stand for?
> > Somebody's name?
> >
> > -Brandon Payne
>
>an anachronym for By The Way, just another way internet shorthand
>confuses those that aren't in the know, it has begun to become a
>language all its own, I think Websters should start working on
>compileing a new dictionary for that sole purpose

         The New Hackers Dictionary, AKA the jargon file.

         I don't have an URL handy for the online version.



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                                         Phoenix
Received on Sat Mar 09 2002 - 20:24:34 CST

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