AFAIR
As Far As I Remember
TRANSLATION
AFAIR = abk. für As Far As I Recall/Remember: Soweit ich mich erinnere (woerterbuch.info) --- GOOGLE INDEX AFAIR: 621,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
AFAIR, there is no way to get around the copyright protection. I recommend that you buy your own copy of the software.
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AFAIR the BBC gave up ownership of most programming years ago and just licenses airing rights for the UK.
www.theregister.co.uk
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AFAIR the BBC gave up ownership of most programming years ago and just licenses airing rights for the UK.
www.theregister.co.uk
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AFAIR
e.mail abbreviation, internet forum and chat room slang
- As Far As I Recall, As Far As I Remember,
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WORD ORIGIN
E-mails, messaging (SMS) and chat room discussions are full of acronyms and shortcuts. Some would argue that this is because the Internet has a built-in "need for speed" element. Others, especially language specialists and people who write for a living, suggest that we are simply becoming lazy. Regardless, without some knowledge of basic Internet acronyms, it's easy to get lost in a jungle of what appear to be meaningless words.
Acronyms have actually been around much longer than the Internet. Military organisations in particular tend to abbreviate anything and everything. This is easy to understand, given some of the long and complex terms they use:
MAPORD - Methodology Approach to Planning and Programming Air Force Operational Requirements Research and Development
TASWIT - Tactical Advanced Simulated Warfare Integrated Trainer
On the other hand, some military acronyms are almost as long as the words themselves, like MARCORMATCOM, an especially complicated way of saying Marine Corps Material Command. And for anyone who feels overwhelmed by too many acronyms, help is available through the AAAAA (American Association Against Acronym Abuse).
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SYNONYM
AFAIK = As Far A I Know (OWAD Nov 2007)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO AN E.MAIL TODAY
(but be sure your partner's English is good enough to understand)
"AFAIR, the next company meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 9:00 am."
e.mail abbreviation, internet forum and chat room slang
- As Far As I Recall, As Far As I Remember,
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WORD ORIGIN
E-mails, messaging (SMS) and chat room discussions are full of acronyms and shortcuts. Some would argue that this is because the Internet has a built-in "need for speed" element. Others, especially language specialists and people who write for a living, suggest that we are simply becoming lazy. Regardless, without some knowledge of basic Internet acronyms, it's easy to get lost in a jungle of what appear to be meaningless words.
Acronyms have actually been around much longer than the Internet. Military organisations in particular tend to abbreviate anything and everything. This is easy to understand, given some of the long and complex terms they use:
MAPORD - Methodology Approach to Planning and Programming Air Force Operational Requirements Research and Development
TASWIT - Tactical Advanced Simulated Warfare Integrated Trainer
On the other hand, some military acronyms are almost as long as the words themselves, like MARCORMATCOM, an especially complicated way of saying Marine Corps Material Command. And for anyone who feels overwhelmed by too many acronyms, help is available through the AAAAA (American Association Against Acronym Abuse).
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SYNONYM
AFAIK = As Far A I Know (OWAD Nov 2007)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO AN E.MAIL TODAY
(but be sure your partner's English is good enough to understand)
"AFAIR, the next company meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 9:00 am."
