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know what i mean?  

No need to be embarrassed. :)



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I've run across several abbreviations and have had to sit there and think or reread the sentence to figure out the context and then I can usually figure it out.  not that kwim would be that easy to figure...until you know what it means and then it is like duh!

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Don't feel bad. I didn't know that one either and never thought to ask.

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PBS glossary: http://www.paperbackswap.com/help/search.php?terms=glossary it has PBS abbreviations and some common netspeak abbreviations as well. KWIM is in there;)

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THANKS, Chris!  Didn't even realize that wonderful list existed.

I've wondered - forever - what FWIW meant! ('for what it's worth')

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oh, and "IIRC" (if I recall correctly).  I've seen that so many times in other forums and was too embarassed to ask.

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I consider the time and effort put into figuring these abbreviations out as "mental gymnastics" and believe that they are good for your brain...

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ATM did it for me...took me forever to figure out it meant At The Moment....lol.

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