Abbreviation lingo

[Art Mullinax]

Is there a page in this web site that gives the definitions for some of the abbreviations we see in the different threads? I've figured out some of them, PO stands for Previous Owner, FWIW is For What Its Worth but some of the others have me baffled, DDW, IMHO, MHO, HO, S/V before the boats name, etc???:confused: :confused:
Art M
71/E29
DGTMBE (Don't Get To My Boat Enough):) :)

[NateHanson]

Not sure there's a key on here, but I can help you out with the one's you listed.

DDW - dead down wind, running before the wind
IMHO - in my humble opinion
MHO, HO - (i'm guessing this was a variation on the above, the context might help)

S/V is a common designation for Sailing Vessel (ie S/V Endeavor), other designations are F/V - fishing vessel, and M/V - motor vessel.

Nate

[Loren Beach]

AFAIK = as far as I know
IMO = in my opinion

Note that boat designations SV, MV, and FV predate the internet by a couple of hundred years.

And, with a bit of searching in Google, here is an on-line catalog...
http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/

Some of these are currently used, some might be historic, and some have nothing to do with the 'net.

"FYI"

Loren

[Mike.Gritten]

...and who could forget the ever popular...

ROTFLMAO


(rolling on the floor laughing my a## off)

[Richard Elliott]

Hey Papillon, I love it!

[cruis-n]

I find that Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com/ is really useful especially for those really esoteric acronyms one finds on the net although they indicate DDW is " Darkness Does Wonders (Bar Talk)".

LOL

Paul