I've not new to the internet, but I've never really participated in instant messaging or been active on a message board, until I found this website last year. I've probably spent more time on this site than sleeping!

I'm struggling with some of the shorthand, and I've figured some of it out, I think... Some posts have so many abbreviations, I get a headache trying to figure them out. Btw, I have a degree in Linguistics, so you'd think I'd be pretty good at it.

The following are those that I think I got down. If you know any others, please feel free to post:

fwiw - for what it's worth
btw - by the way
imho - in my humble opinion
lol - lots of laughs

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".