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[Angellus]

what the carp does it mean? 

 XD lol... could not even find it in the search option

[Areyar]

IIRC If I Recall Correctly
AFAIK As Far As I Know

so... what does sic. mean?

[Angellus]

IIRC If I Recall Correctly
AFAIK As Far As I Know

so... what does sic. mean?

Thanks a lot, and I wouldnt know it XD

[Keiseth]

"Sic" is used in quotations to tell the reader that any misspelling or grammatical error is being quoted, and isn't the fault of the individual making the quotation.

For instance:
"Your [sic] a dwarf."

[Areyar]

I thought it meant something like <snip> denoting that something had been cut out of the quote. 

FYI:  For Your Information
EYEWTKATIC : Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Imperial Courier
DONUT: fried bun with a bit missing in the center.

I imagine LOL, ROFL, and DIE! are well known...
anyone else got some forum abreviations to share?

[LegacyCWAL]

A preoccupied vegan named Hugh
picked up the wrong sandwich to chew.
He took a big bite
before spitting, in fright,
"OMG, WTF, BBQ!"

[Skizelo]

I thought it meant something like <snip> denoting that something had been cut out of the quote.

No, it does mean "not my mistake" (or "as it is written" or something). I use the ellipses to show an edit.

[Areyar]

must be a latin abreviation.

nb.
eg.
ie.
all meaning something in the line as 'for example:' or 'note below'

IMHO/IMO: in my humble opinion/less humble
FYI: for your information

recently saw a few FTW ...for the world?

[Dasleah]

FTW is either 'for the win' or 'fuck the world', whatever makes the most sense in the context it's being used.

[Angellus]

must be a latin abreviation.

nb.
eg.
ie.
all meaning something in the line as 'for example:' or 'note below'

IMHO/IMO: in my humble opinion/less humble
FYI: for your information

recently saw a few FTW ...for the world?

For The Win

[penguinofhonor]

nb.
eg.
ie.
all meaning something in the line as 'for example:' or 'note below'

N.B. is nota bene, which means "Pay attention to what I'm about to tell you."

eg. is the shortened form of the latin word for "example", which is really similar to the word example. All it means is that the writer is about to give you an example of something he just said to help define it.

i.e. is id est, which means "it is". It's similar to eg, but it means that the writer is going to define what he just said, not that he's giving an example.

[Areyar]

glad you cleared that up.
 

I couldnt find my book of latin verbs, just the one with latin quotes. :p

[Mephansteras]

From everyone's favorite source, wikipedia: Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", "as such", or "just as that". In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized—[sic]—to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error.[1]

[Reasonableman]

FTW is either 'for the win' or 'fuck the world', whatever makes the most sense in the context it's being used.

Can also be "Fuck the what," exactly the reverse of "What the fuck."

[korora]

nb.
eg.
ie.
all meaning something in the line as 'for example:' or 'note below'

N.B. is nota bene, which means "Pay attention to what I'm about to tell you."

eg. is the shortened form of the latin word for "example", which is really similar to the word example. All it means is that the writer is about to give you an example of something he just said to help define it.

i.e. is id est, which means "it is". It's similar to eg, but it means that the writer is going to define what he just said, not that he's giving an example.

e.g. stands for exempli gratia.  You use it when you would say "for example".  You use i.e. when you would say "in other words".