Abreviations

[katiemack]

Sometimes within a post, the full name is given, and then every reference thereafter will use the abbrev....for example, Lawai Beach Resort (LBR)....Casa del Mar (CDM).

MBR: master bedroom
GBR: guest bedroom
DMS/DHK: daily maid service/daily housekeeping
MWTC: Midweek towel change

PHX: Phoenix Airport
SFO: San Francisco Airport

[Keitht]

It's not just these boards. TLA's are everywhere these days, and if not TLA's then XTLAs rule. There are few things more frustrating than being at a business meeting where people use this practise. It has to be realised that not everybody comes from the same background and not everybody understands what the TLA's mean.

Just in case - TLA = Three Letter Acronym
XTLA = Extended Three Letter Acronym i.e. acronym of 4 letters or greater

[DDI Par]

This is a discussion that seems superfluous. There are some very obvious abbreviations: 1 br, RCI, II, IMHO, that everyone should understand. But many are written for the convenience of the contributor (why take the extra 15 seconds to type in the true words?) and seems like a silly way to make a post that will be confusing to many of those reading it. Gathering a list of acronyms and abbreviations may be a good thing, but if posters would quit being "lazy" and take a few extra seconds to spell out their communications, we would all be better served. IMHO (ha-ha) . . . Darrell Isaacson

[Dancingfish]

When I asked for a list of abreviaitons I didn't realize it would cause so much work but really for anyone new to this forum having a quick reference is a nice touch... while I am familar with the standards (DH, DS, DD, IMO, LOL) that we see on all boards there are some that seem to be used just for this forum and maybe just timesharing and I am sure newbies like myself will be able to follow the conversation easier!
Again Thanks!

[jackio]

SA = South Africa
DIK = Dikhololo
MC = Manhattan Club

AC, which I think means accommodation certificate? It is an II term.

Thanks for compiling this!

[gophish]

Thanks to all that have been posting abbreviation meanings - I have started to compile them and search out a few others and expect that I will post a list by sometime next week. If you think of more keep them coming. Once the list is posted we will make it a sticky in this forum and I will update it if more come along.
Thanks to Bigfrank for his help with this on the board end. I understand you are traveling, hope that you are having a great time.
Aside to Dancingfish, it's not that much work and if it helps a few folks out thats great.
thanks Ken H.

[Jaybee]

I think this is a great idea, and it takes more than "a few seconds" to type out the full names of resorts and airports. Flyer talk drives me crazy, trying to figure out who's flying from _ _ _ to _ _ _, but they do have an airport abbreviation source you can turn to. We tend to get a little jaded with our posts, I think, and I believe it's important to have a place where people can go to find answers to their TLA's (That was a new one on me, too.) Acronyms proliferate, and it's very difficult to keep up.
I might suggest that airports, timeshare resorts, and general shortcuts be kept separate...Just a suggestion. I'm not the one doing all the work. Jean

[bigfrank]

FYI for your informatuion OP is original poster.

[gophish]

Thanks again all for your contributions to the list. I was running a little behind on doing it, but, should have first cut up this weekend.
Ken H.

[gophish]

OK, here is the first cut at the abbreviations list. I tried to keep it down in size while keeping in all the timesharing stuff I know about and some of the stuff used in email and instnd messaging (there is a whole lot more of that but tried to pare it down a bit). Also I did not include any airport codes (ie JFK = JFK New York or LAS + Las Vegas) but here are a couple of links where you can look up airport codes:
http://www.mapping.com/airportcodes.html
http://www.ifly.com/
I am going to set this thread up as a sticky and will also purge the other posts with abbreviation suggestions after I have added them to the list.
Hope this is helpful to some. If you have suggestions for additions please post them as I am sure this in far from a completd list.
thanks for your help!!! Ken H.

ABBREVIATIONS LIST
5* - Highest II resort rating
AAP - always a pleasure
AAR - at any rate
AAS - alive and smiling
AC - Accommodation Certificate
AC - Air conditioning
AEAP - as early as possible
AFAIK - As afar as I know
AI - All inclusive
AISI - as I see it
AND - any day now
AOC - Area of concentration
ARP - (Fairfield) Advanced reservation priority
ASAP - as soon as possible
BA - Bath
BAS - Big a** smile
BCN - Broardband Cable Network
BEG - Big evil grin
BMGWL - Busting my gut with laughter
BR - Bedroom as in 1BR, 2BR, etc.
BS - Bull $hit
CC - Cross Country skiing
CNP - continue in next post
CY - calendar year
DB - database
DBA - Doing business as
DD - dear(darling) daughter
DH - Down Hill skiing
DHK - Daily housekeeping service
DIA - Dial an Exchange exchange company
DIK - Dikhololo
DMS - Daily maid service
DS - dear(darling) spouse (son)
DVC - Disney Vacation Club
DW - dear(darling wife
EMSG - email message
F - fees
F2F - face to face
FAQ - frequently asked question
FF - frequent flyer or Fairfield Resorts
FWIW - for what it's worth
GBR - Guest Bedroom
GC - Highest RCI resort rating
GIGO - garbage in garbage out
HOA - Home owners association
HTSE - Hawaii Timeshare Exchange
II - Interval International exchange company
IMHO - in my honest opinion
IMO - in my opinion
IOW - in other words
JMHO - just my honest opinion
KISS - keep it simple stupid
LC - Last call
LMAO - laughing my a** off
LO - lockoff unit
LOL - laughing out loud
M - miles
MBR - Master Bedroom
MC - Mahattan Club
MF - Maintenance fees
MWTC - mid week towel change
NAC - not a chance
NB - nearby
OP - Original poster
OT - off topic
OTOH - on the other hand
PEBCIK - problem exist between chair and keyboard
PFD - RCI's points for deposit
PM - private message
POA - property owners association
RCI - Resort Condominiums International - exchange company
SA - South Africa
SFX - San Francisco Exchange exchange company
SO - signifcant other
ST - Studio
THX - thanks
TIA - thanks in advance
TLA - Three letter acronym
TS - Timeshare or Timesharing
TUG - Timeshare Users Group
VC - Vacation Counselor
VIP Program - Fairfield program for owners with over 300K points
VOI - Vacation ownership interval
VRI - Vacation Resort International exchange company
WK - week
WKD - week end
XTLA - Extended three letter acronym (4 or more)
YW - you're welcome