Pricescope Acronyms

[lovelee]

I''''m sorry if this is a silly post, but I''''ve been reading through a lot of the posts here and am confused by some of the acronyms.
Is there someone who could explain them for me?
I figured out what PS and E-ring mean. (I know, I''''m really quite clever)
Maybe I just haven''''t read through enough threads..

 

[diamondfan]

Which ones in particular?

 

[lovelee]

omc, oec, fi, aca, hof........

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 9/21/2007 12:55:19 AM
Author: lovelee

omc, oec, fi, aca, hof........

Old mine Cut
Old European Cut
FI= fiancee
ACA, A cut above from www.whiteflash.com

Hof, Hearts on Fire.

 

[Jelly]

Date: 9/21/2007 12:55:19 AM
Author: lovelee

omc, oec, fi, aca, hof........

OMC- Old Miner Cut
OEC- Old European Cut
FI- Future In Law?? I think
ACA- A Cut Above branded diamond by Whiteflash
HOF- Hearts on Fire branded diamond

Edited to add: I think Lisa and I were posting at the same time!

 

[lovelee]

Ah, thanks for the clarification! I''ll be back with more in the future I''m sure.

 

[Kaleigh]

FIL would be future father in law.

SIL sister in law

MIL mother in law

DH, dear husband

I think there was a thread on this a while ago??

 

[stebbo]

FI = forever in-debt

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 9/21/2007 1:07:18 AM
Author: stebbo
FI = forever in-debt

LOL!!!

 

[door knob solitaire]

Here's one...SP used to throw me abit. Actually it made me mad!! I couldn't figure out how everyone was in on it...and an entire thread was pages long...and it was all about SP this and SP that. Arggghh!

SP means Signed Pieces from FACETS this is a jewelry store. They offer pieces from Cartier, Tiffany etc. Signed...get it? Well, I do now...NO longer am I on the outside looking bewitched, bothered and bewildered.

DKS

Welcome!!

Glad you are here!!

 

[Lord Summerisle]

Date: 9/21/2007 1:07:18 AM
Author: stebbo
FI = forever in-debt

Is that like the saying

First comes the Engagement Ring.






Next comes the Wedding Ring











and then comes the SufferRing

 

[Rabe2000]

DH always got me thanks for taking the mistery out of that one.

 

[Rabe2000]

I have learned these in my shory time on PS.

GOG - Good Old Gold (Vendor)

 

[Green with Envy]

I had questions too and had to ask because I thought DH stood for "Dumb husband!"

Don''t feel bad for not getting all the lingo right away!

 

[Ellen]

Here are some more from a previous thread.

HTH!

hope that helps

 

[Mara]

Date: 9/21/2007 4:33:44 AM
Author: Lord Summerisle

Date: 9/21/2007 1:07:18 AM
Author: stebbo
FI = forever in-debt

Is that like the saying

First comes the Engagement Ring.






Next comes the Wedding Ring











and then comes the SufferRing

i think husbands whose wives have found PS would agree!!

 

[AGBF]

lovelee,

I have been around since before Pricescope was born and I still have to ask about acronyms. People just make them up as they go along. Whoever heard that "DH" stood for "Dear Husband"? It certainly did not prior to the Internet! When I started to see acronyms like "MOH" (meaning,"Maid of Honor") here I knew that there was a lingo peculiar just to Internet wedding fora if not just to Pricescope! The acronym for "bridesmaid" is the one that really brought me up short! If seen anywhere else, "BM" would not be assumed to stand for "bridesmaid"! Again, I am assuming that 'net wedding fora have developed this language of their own.

As for gems, if one has never heard of "Signed Pieces" (as I had not), how could one know that "SP" meant "Signed Pieces"? Someone just abbreviated "Signed Pieces" with "SP" in a thread one day; everyone else got the meaning from context; and a new acronym was born. People make them up as they go along. Just ask. I have been around forever and I never hesitate to ask. I figure if I don't know the acronym, some new person just made it up!


Deborah

 

[Ellen]

Date: 9/21/2007 10:55:06 AM
Author: AGBF

lovelee,

I have been around since before Pricescope was born and I still have to ask about acronyms. People just make them up as they go along. Whoever heard that ''DH'' stood for ''Dear Husband''? It certainly did not prior to the Internet! When I started to see acronyms like ''MOH'' (meaning,''Maid of Honor'') here I knew that there was a lingo peculiar just to Internet wedding fora if not just to Pricescope! The acronym for ''bridesmaid'' is the one that really brought me up short! If seen anywhere else, ''BM'' would not be assumed to stand for ''bridesmaid''! Again, I am assuming that ''net wedding fora have developed this language of their own.

As for gems, if one has never heard of ''Signed Pieces'' (as I had not), how could one know that ''SP'' meant ''Signed Pieces''? Someone just abbreviated ''Signed Pieces'' with ''SP'' in a thread one day; everyone else got the meaning from context; and a new acronym was born. People make them up as they go along. Just ask. I have been around forever and I never hesitate to ask. I figure if i don''t know the acronym, some new person just made it up!


Deborah

And STD would NOT have meant, Save the date.

 

[risingsun]

Date: 9/21/2007 10:57:50 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 9/21/2007 10:55:06 AM
Author: AGBF

lovelee,

I have been around since before Pricescope was born and I still have to ask about acronyms. People just make them up as they go along. Whoever heard that 'DH' stood for 'Dear Husband'? It certainly did not prior to the Internet! When I started to see acronyms like 'MOH' (meaning,'Maid of Honor') here I knew that there was a lingo peculiar just to Internet wedding fora if not just to Pricescope! The acronym for 'bridesmaid' is the one that really brought me up short! If seen anywhere else, 'BM' would not be assumed to stand for 'bridesmaid'! Again, I am assuming that 'net wedding fora have developed this language of their own.

As for gems, if one has never heard of 'Signed Pieces' (as I had not), how could one know that 'SP' meant 'Signed Pieces'? Someone just abbreviated 'Signed Pieces' with 'SP' in a thread one day; everyone else got the meaning from context; and a new acronym was born. People make them up as they go along. Just ask. I have been around forever and I never hesitate to ask. I figure if i don't know the acronym, some new person just made it up!


Deborah

And STD would NOT have meant, Save the date.

This one had me going for awhile. I still think there must be a better acronym than STD

BTW: HTH=Hope this helps

 

[canuk-gal]

Date: 9/21/2007 10:57:50 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 9/21/2007 10:55:06 AM
Author: AGBF

lovelee,

I have been around since before Pricescope was born and I still have to ask about acronyms. People just make them up as they go along. Whoever heard that ''DH'' stood for ''Dear Husband''? It certainly did not prior to the Internet! When I started to see acronyms like ''MOH'' (meaning,''Maid of Honor'') here I knew that there was a lingo peculiar just to Internet wedding fora if not just to Pricescope! The acronym for ''bridesmaid'' is the one that really brought me up short! If seen anywhere else, ''BM'' would not be assumed to stand for ''bridesmaid''! Again, I am assuming that ''net wedding fora have developed this language of their own.

As for gems, if one has never heard of ''Signed Pieces'' (as I had not), how could one know that ''SP'' meant ''Signed Pieces''? Someone just abbreviated ''Signed Pieces'' with ''SP'' in a thread one day; everyone else got the meaning from context; and a new acronym was born. People make them up as they go along. Just ask. I have been around forever and I never hesitate to ask. I figure if i don''t know the acronym, some new person just made it up!


Deborah

And STD would NOT have meant, Save the date.

HI:

HA! Luckily for the millions of brides chatting online, the last word of that otherwise known acronym has been changed to "infections....."

KWIM = know what I mean
w/g, y/g = white gold, yellow gold
RSG = ready, set, go
LM = Leon Mage
IS = idealscope

cheers--Sharon

 

[Ellen]

Date: 9/21/2007 11:08:14 AM
Author: canuk-gal

Date: 9/21/2007 10:57:50 AM
Author: Ellen

And STD would NOT have meant, Save the date.

HI:

HA! Luckily for the millions of brides chatting online, the last word of that otherwise known acronym has been changed to ''infections.....''


cheers--Sharon

Really? I had no idea.

 

[Harriet]

We forgot DSS.

 

[Nicrez]

Lovelee, it's a good question!

With the advent of texting now things have gotten shortened to the hilt!

For example I would never have guessed BDH was "beating a dead horse"

as in "I know I am BDH but I think you should say something."

So many others:

w/e = whatever
LOL = Laughing out Loud
ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing
BRB = Be right back
JIC = Just in case
IMHO = In my honest opinion
WTG = way to go!
MYOB = Mind you own business
FYI = For your information
WTF = What the "fudge"?

 

[AGBF]

Date: 9/21/2007 11:31:10 AM
Author: Harriet
We forgot DSS.

Social worker here. To me that means Department of Social Services, part of a set of acronyms I had to learn when I switched to that profession. What do you mean by "DSS"?

Deb

 

[Kaleigh]

Diamond shrinkage syndrome - DSS

 

[luckystar112]

Deco sometimes says "IIRC" in her posts and I''ve always been like, "HUH?!?!?!??!?"
Only yesterday did I figure out that it probably stands for "If I remember correctly"

 

[lovelee]

Haha, ya''ll are hilarious!!
Thanks so much for all the information. Now I don''t feel like such an outsider.


By the way Nicrez, I LOVE your quote (or signature or whatever it''s called).
I told my boyfriend about it, and I don''t think he quite appreciated as much.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 9/21/2007 11:37:51 AM
Author: Nicrez
So many others:

w/e = whatever
LOL = Laughing out Loud
ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing
BRB = Be right back
JIC = Just in case
IMHO = In my honest opinion
WTG = way to go!
MYOB = Mind you own business
FYI = For your information
WTF = What the ''fudge''?

Ohhh, F means fudge.

 

[decodelighted]

You know what I''ve started to say OUT LOUD?? "Obvs" ... which is short for "obviously" for the non-texters out there.

My DH was all "Um, are you in HIGH SCHOOL?"

I think it''s today''s Valley Girl talk.

 

[Mara]

oh deco. i feel ya.

I have actually started to say DEF as in definitely.

"Oh I can def be there."