Noobish Lingo Question - Guild Wars Forums

Big Tony · May 15, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

So I've been browsing the forums for a few months now and I've usually been able to decipher the abbreviated slang (wtf, ftw, etc.)
Only one I cant figure out is QFT....Quit F-ing Trying?
Thanks in advance....

Djvandal · May 15, 2006, 11:22 PM // 23:22

Ive never seen QFT but... another popular 3 letter abreve QFE is "qouted for emphasise"

I would assume that someone mistyped ro mis interpreted QFE into QFT

Big Tony · May 15, 2006, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by quickmonty

QFT!

I once read that Mesmers don't kill things, they just make them think they are dead.

Thats the first one I found.....Anyone else?

frisKers · May 15, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31

Quoted for truth

Big Tony · May 15, 2006, 11:35 PM // 23:35

Thanks!

Mtank325 · May 16, 2006, 01:57 PM // 13:57

FTW = For the Win
SWPAPATTBUL = Stop Watching Pornography and Pay Attention to the Battle You Loser

Surprisingly you need to use that last one a lot in PvP.

quickmonty · May 16, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28

QTF = Quoted for Truth. I get lazy sometimes and don't feel like typing things out.

felinette · May 16, 2006, 03:57 PM // 15:57

What about "kk"? I see this quite a lot in-game. It seems to be used when someone is saying "Okay". Just wondering why 2 k's instead of 1. I've checked numerous abbreviations/lingo lists but it's never on them.

capblueberry · May 16, 2006, 04:01 PM // 16:01

its just a different way of saying "okay", i use it because for some unknown reason it sounds more friendly to me then just "k"

Vargs · May 16, 2006, 05:59 PM // 17:59

I never understood why people say "kk" either. Does anyone know the backgound behind that?

frisKers · May 16, 2006, 06:38 PM // 18:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by capblueberry

its just a different way of saying "okay", i use it because for some unknown reason it sounds more friendly to me then just "k"

QFT

:P

Everyone I have ever known says it just because it sounds friendlier than the monotonous "k". "kk" gives somewhat a childish more welcoming "Okay, I understand" than "k". But other than that, i have never known it to be an abbreviation.

Pevil Lihatuh · May 16, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38

I find a lot of people who use kk are non-native english speakers. Not always, but mostly

makosi · May 16, 2006, 07:55 PM // 19:55

The first time I came across QFT, the first thing that popped to mind was Queen-Farming Team

i.e. those teams that farmed the Queen Scarab in Prophet's Path!

Remus00 · May 16, 2006, 09:52 PM // 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by frisKers

QFT

:P

Everyone I have ever known says it just because it sounds friendlier than the monotonous "k". "kk" gives somewhat a childish more welcoming "Okay, I understand" than "k". But other than that, i have never known it to be an abbreviation.

Totally agree. Just make sure u dont put 3 K's down.....thats not good...

---kk vs. ok---

i dont even understand why we abreviate "Okay?" cuz there is "OK?" so if u wer to use "K?" i'd understand, its 1 letter shorter---Balthazar knows, we computer geeks are lazy(and abbreviate things that are already abbreviated) --- but to put two Ks in defeats the purpose......ur still hitting the keyboard twice, so y not type in a more correct version of "Okay?" its not even like the "O" is far away from the "K" .......

---Computer linguo thru the years---
(old)

Okay?
OK?
k?
kk?

(recent)

Snograt · May 16, 2006, 10:12 PM // 22:12

I think you have it backwards. IIRC (if I remember correctly!) OK came before okay.

Oh wait, I do remember correctly - this from dictionary.reference.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dictionary.com

Word History: OK is a quintessentially American term that has spread from English to many other languages. Its origin was the subject of scholarly debate for many years until Allen Walker Read showed that OK is based on a joke of sorts. OK is first recorded in 1839 but was probably in circulation before that date. During the 1830s there was a humoristic fashion in Boston newspapers to reduce a phrase to initials and supply an explanation in parentheses. Sometimes the abbreviations were misspelled to add to the humor. OK was used in March 1839 as an abbreviation for all correct, the joke being that neither the O nor the K was correct. Originally spelled with periods, this term outlived most similar abbreviations owing to its use in President Martin Van Buren's 1840 campaign for reelection. Because he was born in Kinderhook, New York, Van Buren was nicknamed Old Kinderhook, and the abbreviation proved eminently suitable for political slogans. That same year, an editorial referring to the receipt of a pin with the slogan O.K. had this comment: ???frightful letters... significant of the birth-place of Martin Van Buren, old Kinderhook, as also the rallying word of the Democracy of the late election, ???all correct???.... Those who wear them should bear in mind that it will require their most strenuous exertions... to make all things O.K.???

Pedantry FTW!

quickmonty · May 16, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Extreme laziness? Less finger motion hitting the same key twice rather then moving finger 3/4" (varies on some keyboards) to hit a second key?

Caelus The Fallen · May 16, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51

I think its "kk" for emphisis, its like saying "OK OK".

MrScaRy · May 17, 2006, 12:47 AM // 00:47

i think i'm gonna hafta disagree on the "kk" usage. kk is usually used to answer a question instead of posing a question. ie:

"Remember to run the ghost to the altar, ok?"
"kk"

I just think "kk" is more of a "understood" "roger that" kind of thing whereas just with one "k", you sound more lazy and is just a reply instead of actually confident or knowing what to do.

May 15, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18	#1
Big Tony Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Currently guildless	Noobish Lingo Question So I've been browsing the forums for a few months now and I've usually been able to decipher the abbreviated slang (wtf, ftw, etc.) Only one I cant figure out is QFT....Quit F-ing Trying? Thanks in advance....

May 15, 2006, 11:22 PM // 23:22	#2
Djvandal Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Guild: [KING] Profession: W/	Ive never seen QFT but... another popular 3 letter abreve QFE is "qouted for emphasise" I would assume that someone mistyped ro mis interpreted QFE into QFT

May 15, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31	#4
frisKers Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	Quoted for truth

May 15, 2006, 11:35 PM // 23:35	#5
Big Tony Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Currently guildless	Thanks!

May 16, 2006, 01:57 PM // 13:57	#6
Mtank325 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Crimson Blood Dragons [CBD]	FTW = For the Win SWPAPATTBUL = Stop Watching Pornography and Pay Attention to the Battle You Loser Surprisingly you need to use that last one a lot in PvP.

May 16, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28	#7
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	QTF = Quoted for Truth. I get lazy sometimes and don't feel like typing things out.

May 16, 2006, 03:57 PM // 15:57	#8
felinette Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Girl Power [GP] Profession: Me/	What about "kk"? I see this quite a lot in-game. It seems to be used when someone is saying "Okay". Just wondering why 2 k's instead of 1. I've checked numerous abbreviations/lingo lists but it's never on them.

May 16, 2006, 04:01 PM // 16:01	#9
capblueberry Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lexington, SC Guild: Grenths Mercenaries[DEAD]	its just a different way of saying "okay", i use it because for some unknown reason it sounds more friendly to me then just "k"

May 16, 2006, 05:59 PM // 17:59	#10
Vargs Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: Happy Fun Rainbow Adventure Profession: Rt/	I never understood why people say "kk" either. Does anyone know the backgound behind that?

May 16, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#12
Pevil Lihatuh Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yorkshire, UK Profession: R/Me	I find a lot of people who use kk are non-native english speakers. Not always, but mostly

May 16, 2006, 07:55 PM // 19:55	#13
makosi Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: "Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff. Guild: Requirement Begins With R [notQ] Profession: Me/	The first time I came across QFT, the first thing that popped to mind was Queen-Farming Team i.e. those teams that farmed the Queen Scarab in Prophet's Path!

May 16, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18	#16
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	Extreme laziness? Less finger motion hitting the same key twice rather then moving finger 3/4" (varies on some keyboards) to hit a second key?

May 16, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51	#17
Caelus The Fallen Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glasgow Guild: Voice of the Darkness Profession: E/Mo	I think its "kk" for emphisis, its like saying "OK OK".

May 17, 2006, 12:47 AM // 00:47	#18
MrScaRy Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005	i think i'm gonna hafta disagree on the "kk" usage. kk is usually used to answer a question instead of posing a question. ie: "Remember to run the ghost to the altar, ok?" "kk" I just think "kk" is more of a "understood" "roger that" kind of thing whereas just with one "k", you sound more lazy and is just a reply instead of actually confident or knowing what to do.