really qiok question...what does IMO stand for or mean and what does BTW stand for or mean?

ive been meaning to ask for a while...

thanks...

whoops my bad...Really *quick* question...ha...

IMO = In my opinion

BTW = By the way

IMO=in my opinion
BTW= by the way

IMO and BTW are pretty standard on the internet, and here are some more that are maybe a little less standard, but show up a lot on PW:

IIRC If I recall correctly

IMHO In my humble opinion

ROTFLMAO rolling on the floor laughing my a** off

How about piano specific ones? Here are the two that I see (and use) the most:

HS hands separate

HT hands together

What else comes up a lot? Would anyone like to add? It might actually be good have a list like this, especially for music/PW specific words and initials.

WTK = well tempered klavier

chopets = chopin etudes

beth = (guess what...)

Rach/mach = rachmaninoff

:rolleyes:

LL=Lang Lang or Louis Lorte (YMMV).

... which just shows how lazy some people get when posting!

I can't see what's wrong with writing in plain, correct English!

I like to use abbievations in basically every post, it adds an air of mystery to them. OCYWKT.

okay thanks for clearing that up...

Thanks Kreisler. I feel much better having seen the roflcopter.

i really didn't know what IIRC means and was afraid to ask, but i figured the rest out.

"pwn" had me confused for a while there.

Yes, Quidam, "pwn" really confused us "noobs", didn't it?

lol no kidding. I was glad that you asked what it was because I was kind of afraid of the possible meanings... then there's also l33t 5p34k, which is pretty confusing the first time you see it.

exactly, BruceD, because we are Americans

This is not in reaction to Opus's post, but more seconding Bruce's comment:

One reason why it's important to have these initials listed up is because not everyone who participates here is a native speaker of english, or some who are native speakers (like me) may not live in the US, and therefore are not up on the latest lingo...

I've always thought that IMHO was In My Honest Opinion.

either way works.