Help with acronyms

pipsickness
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Help with acronyms Jul 13, 2012 11:36:34 GMT

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Post by pipsickness on Jul 13, 2012 11:36:34 GMT

Hi guys,

I really enjoy reading this Forum but I find myself more and more mystified by the amount of TLA's used (Three Letter Acronyms)

I'm guessing POM is parasite of Motrex but after that I'm lost.

Please can someone do a glossary?

I'm having to guess a lot of what is being said and what I'm guessing doesn't make sense! haha

Thanks,

Pip

Last Edit: Jul 13, 2012 11:36:49 GMT by pipsickness

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Help with acronyms Jul 13, 2012 11:42:00 GMT

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Post by Illithid on Jul 13, 2012 11:42:00 GMT

LO,S & LOS - Look out Sir or Line of Sight
TS - Toxic Sacs
AG - Adrenal Glands
DoM - Doom of Malan'tai
PoM - Parasite of Mortex
LW - Lash Whips
BS - Boneswords
Dakka - anything that shoots (e.g. Dakkafex)

That is about it for now

Actually - scroll own and read this thetyranidhive.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=12005 - most are in there also

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Bot Hive Tyrant A.K.A Totally not a bot. Posts: 2,339	Help with acronyms Jul 13, 2012 11:44:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bot on Jul 13, 2012 11:44:28 GMT thetyranidhive.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=12005 At the buttom somewhere, I think. [edit] Never mind, He edited the link into his reply. xD
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Hyrrokin Tyrant Guard Posts: 337	Help with acronyms Jul 13, 2012 11:47:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hyrrokin on Jul 13, 2012 11:47:42 GMT nice link I didnt see LGS whats that?

nurglitch Hive Tyrant Posts: 2,388	Help with acronyms Jul 13, 2012 12:05:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nurglitch on Jul 13, 2012 12:05:33 GMT Better yet, don't use acronyms at all so that people can actually search the forum for terms used in the documentation...

gloomfang Hive Tyrant Harshes on Coredump's mellow Posts: 1,700	Help with acronyms Jul 13, 2012 12:12:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gloomfang on Jul 13, 2012 12:12:01 GMT Jul 13, 2012 12:05:33 GMT nurglitch said: Better yet, don't use acronyms at all so that people can actually search the forum for terms used in the documentation... TL;DR

Jabberwocky Hive Tyrant Posts: 6,368	Help with acronyms Jul 13, 2012 12:20:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jabberwocky on Jul 13, 2012 12:20:57 GMT LGS is usually local game store. Some acronyms get used to mean a few different terms but with the same effect, such as BRB.

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Help with acronyms Jul 14, 2012 0:43:55 GMT

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Post by Davor on Jul 14, 2012 0:43:55 GMT

BRB, Big Red Book.

Now it's the BGB, Big Green Book.

I try to us SM, but most people think it's Space Marines, not Spore Mines. I agree with Nurglitch, in this day and age, we shouldn't be using acronyms because memory is cheap now, and we should be able to use full length words now.

I guess it just shows how lazy we are now.

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WestRider Hive Tyrant The Tyranid Hive List Building Champion HugsiFex! Posts: 13,305	Help with acronyms Jul 14, 2012 1:29:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WestRider on Jul 14, 2012 1:29:51 GMT BRB can also be Big Rule Book, which works for any Edition. Acronyms! Because Carpal Tunnel!
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Illithid Hive Tyrant Posts: 1,471	Help with acronyms Jul 14, 2012 3:40:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Illithid on Jul 14, 2012 3:40:56 GMT BRB - Basic Rule Book is how I always read it. I find acronyms easy to decipher with a little thought. I do not tend to use them, but when people do, a little brain power and problem solving goes a long way.
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Tempests Wrath Tyranid Warrior "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" Posts: 169	Help with acronyms Jul 15, 2012 2:37:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tempests Wrath on Jul 15, 2012 2:37:33 GMT Jul 14, 2012 1:29:51 GMT WestRider said: BRB can also be Big Rule Book, which works for any Edition. And any rule system! But yeah, that link offered in the first two replies is where you should look.
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Post by pipsickness on Jul 13, 2012 11:36:34 GMT

Post by Illithid on Jul 13, 2012 11:42:00 GMT

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Post by Hyrrokin on Jul 13, 2012 11:47:42 GMT

Post by nurglitch on Jul 13, 2012 12:05:33 GMT

Post by gloomfang on Jul 13, 2012 12:12:01 GMT

Post by Jabberwocky on Jul 13, 2012 12:20:57 GMT

Post by Davor on Jul 14, 2012 0:43:55 GMT

Post by WestRider on Jul 14, 2012 1:29:51 GMT

Post by Illithid on Jul 14, 2012 3:40:56 GMT

Post by Tempests Wrath on Jul 15, 2012 2:37:33 GMT