Forum abbreviations/acronums

[angel51431]

How about some long fish names? Like CAE or SAE - chinese/siamese algae eater

 

[jessey]

eeeeeeeeeeeek....looks like chemistry class.
what is funny about actually seeing all of those abbreviations, and knowing what they mean, makes me realize that in maintaining my fish tanks, and worrying about such things that are listed up there NO2, NO3, Fe, I, NaCl, CaCo, all that stuff reminds me of chemistry class....
which i had to take twice in high school, becuase it bored me so much i didn't pass the first time! Now, i am actually concerned about how my NO2 converts to NO3...
or is it the other way around....?

just thought i'd add (since this thread was revived ) that i feel the exact same way... i passed chemistry in high school but i HATED it so much... now i am like a big science nerd with a mini experiment lab in my room!

can't think of any other abbreviations at the moment... although perhaps there could be something about people writing pl*co instead of pleco? not really an abbreviation but still baffling when you don't know...

 

[usacutie81]

What about MTS (multiple tank syndrome) and MFS (multiple fish syndrome)? Lots of newbies get this and would be relieved to know there's an actual name for the disease!

 

[xtr1gunf00lx]

okay, we all know our table of elements. Dont need to say it here, kind of a waste of my time scrolling down

 

[FroggyFox]

Excuse me? We don't all know what these things are, especially not new people or younger people who haven't had a chemistry class yet. Don't be so arrogant...no one made you read it.

 

[IDunnoWhy]

Even though this is a "Sticky" it's still nice when it gets "bumped" every now and then. Not all new people go and read the "newb" stickies (Although they should). I bumbled around for over a week totally confused, till I actually read these.

 

[NJmom2002]

So that what MTS meant.. Ive been scratching my head trying to figure that out but was afraid to ask..

 

[GIS Guy]

Multiple

Tank​

Syndrome​

 

[angel51431]

also, Malaysian Trumpet Snail!

 

[usacutie81]

Okay, I have a question. What does "meh" mean? A lot of people say that at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle. Does it stand for something?

 

[FroggyFox]

kind of like 'hmmmm....." say it out loud and that sound is what they're usually meaning I think

 

[Brinny-chan]

I say "meh" instead of whatever xD It's kind of like the sound you'd make when you shrug xD

 

[GIS Guy]

It's definitely a sound, err word?, that people younger than 28 use.

 

[angel51431]

MTS just usually confuses me. I'd be looking through the list of threads and people are complaining about MTS breeding or something... and I'd be sitting there thinking ...multiple tanks huhwhat? It took me forever to remember that it also means the snail thing, I never think of the right one when 'mts' comes up

and 'meh' - its usually a negative sound. Kind of like a sigh. or a 'mmph' or something you say instead of saying 'dammit'

 

[usacutie81]

That's what I thought, I just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing a crucial acronym that everyone knew but me.

 

[lauraj]

I must admit......I am sick of acronyms! I guess that makes me "old". Are we really getting too lazy to say, or type what we mean? I probably feel this way because of working in healthcare for 21 years.....everything is an acronym, which only further alienates the patients from understanding their own medical situation.

Sorry for rant! MEH!

 

[Adanvdo Waya]

Have we all grown so lazy we can't just type out the words?

 

[amystours]

The two it took me a while to pick up on:

GBR: German Blue Ram
CAE: Chinese Algae Eater

I actually said something about an "ADF" at work last week, and the customer was like, "a WHAT?"...oops. *crazysmil

 

[sspitfire]

RTBS- Red Tail Black Shark.

 

[skratikans]

all these acronyms!!! it seems they are in every department...ehh..i hate my science ones..and now these..lol..opps theres goes an acronym..what sucks though is that some have many meanings...ehh