SMS Language
I love you (1 letter in 'I', 4 letters in 'love', 3 letters in 'you') it me up ( message me) I love you too (2 = too) hat tip (a tip of the hat = thanks or well done) today I see tonight if I remember/recall correctly for in…
Company and Organisation Names
BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (founder's name and home) Bayerische Motoren Werke (German; translation: Bavarian Motor Works) International Olympic Committee (original French: CIO - Comité international olympique Brazil, Russia, India, China Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Central Intelligence Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chinese Communist Party North Atlantic Treaty…
Initialisms
An initialism is a new word created from the first letters of a phrase, but read letter-by-letter. Alcoholics Anonymous (a group that helps people with drinking problems)galvanised iron (now noted as 'government/general issue'). GI is an American soldier, and the acronym describes their equipment. anno Domini ('in the year of…
Acronyms
An acronym is a new word created from the first letters of a phrase, and read like a complete word. Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator massive open online class Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (later stage of HIV) not in my back yard as soon as possible personal identification number absent without leave (=…
Abbreviations
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word. application (as in 'mobile application' for phones) Miss approximately note (nota bene) web log number for example (exampli gratia) operation established statim (= immediately) etcetera (= and so on) tablespoon fraternity (often used for university fraternities that party, rather than more…
Biblical Phrases
meaning: the uninformed, stupid or useless telling other uninformed, stupid or useless people what to do1. He's teaching you Japanese? This sounds like the blind leading the blind, because the only Japanese he knows is 'arrogato'.2. That company is a mess. The manager is the owner's 15 year old son,…
Shakespearean Phrases
(from Romeo and Juliet)meaning: a stupid situation; a situation in which 'a fool' is happy, but other people can see it is a He lived in a fool's paradise, believing she would fall in love with This company is a fool's paradise; everybody seems to love working here, but they…
Synonyms: Verbs
Note that many synonyms do not have exactly the same meaning; take the time to learn the differences. shatter; destroy; ruin allow; permit purchase enjoy; be fond of; admire; love; adore approach resemble perform; act create; craft gobble; munch; devour; chow down place; position locate present; illustrate; reveal obtain; acquire…
Synonyms: Adjectives
Note that many synonyms do not have exactly the same meaning; take the time to learn the differences. awful; woeful; pitiful; pathetic; dire; atrocious; abysmal; shocking; soul-destroying; terriblekind pretty; handsome; gorgeous; picturesque; hot; sexy; photogenic; sublime mean; impolite massive; ginormous; massive; humungous; enormous important; stoic; unamusing dull; tedious; mind-numbing snail-like…