4: Common abbreviations (rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan)
Description
This article is from the Robert Jordan FAQ, by John S. Novak, III jsn@concentric.net with numerous contributions by others.
4: Common abbreviations (rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan)
You may note that there are many strange and arcane acronyms and
abbreviations used on this group. Here are interpretations of the
most commonly used:
TWoT = The Wheel of Time (also just WoT)
TEotW = The Eye of the World (sometimes just EOW)
TGH = The Great Hunt
TDR = The Dragon Reborn
TSR = The Shadow Rising
TFoH = The Fires of Heaven (sometimes just FOH)
LoC = Lord of Chaos
CoS/ACoS = A Crown of Swords
TPoD = The Path of Daggers
WH = Winter's Heart
rasfw = rec.arts.sf.written (also "r.a.sf.w", sometimes "rasw" )
rasfwrj = rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (also "r.a.sf.w.r-j")
AOL = Age of Legends (or America OnLine, depending on context)
AS = Aes Sedai (or Amyrlin Seat)
Asm = Asmodean
BA = Black Ajah
DF = Darkfriend
DFS/DS = Darkfriend Social (Two usages: The event in the Prologue
of TGH, or a real-life meeting of newsgroup members.)
DO = Dark One
DotNM = Daughter of the Nine Moons
Eg/Egw = Egwene
El = Elayne
Ish/Ishy = Ishamael
LTT = Lews Therin Telamon
Mog/Moggy = Moghedien
Mo/Moi/Moir = Moiraine
MPS = Mad Passionate Sex, (c) Mike Macchione
MT = Mazrim Taim
NS = New Spring
Ny/Nyn = Nynaeve
OP = One Power
PNH = Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Sr. Editor, Tor Books).
Randland = The Wheel of Time world. Sometimes used to refer to the entire
world, sometimes just the mainland areas shown on the maps.
RJ = Robert Jordan (also referred to as 'The Creator')
SG = Shayol Ghul
SS = Siuan Sanche
TAR/T'A'R = Tel'aran'rhiod
TS = True Source
TV = Tar Valon
WC/WCs = Whitecloak(s)
WO/WOs = Wise One(s)
WT = White Tower
YKYBRTMRJW = You Know You've Been Reading Too Much Robert Jordan When...
(also IKIHBRTMRJ = I Know I Have Been...)
And a few of the most common Usenet-wide acronyms:
AFAIK = As Far As I Know (also AFAIR = As Far As I Remember)
FAQ = Frequently Asked Question(s)
FWIW = For What It's Worth
HTH = Hope This Helps(Helped)
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion (also IMNSHO, where NS = Not So; IMNAAHO,
where NAA = Not At All; IMAO = In My Arrogant Opinion)
ROFL/ROTFL = Rolling On the Floor, Laughing
RTFF = Read The Flaming FAQ!
YMMV = Your Milage May Vary ("Tastes Vary")
WWW = World Wide Web
grep = (verb) search, usually a file for key words.
(from a Unix command to search files for words).
Ob (prefix) = Obligatory reference to something. (For example, an ObJordan
is an obligatory reference to RJ, usually in an article that
would otherwise be off-topic. But usage varies; often, it
indicates a reference to an inside-joke or past event.)
YHBT. YHL. HAND. = You Have Been Trolled. You Have Lost. Have A Nice Day.
Indicates you interpreted words at face value when they
were intended to be a joke. Enjoy a good laugh, it happens
to the best of us too.
Continue to:
My Books
