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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 ta, ta-ta #59700 03/05/02 04:15 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I could've posted this in the Brit slang thread, but I'd hate to "butt" in...[grin] In the Ticket to Ride thread, Rhuby thanks stales for bringing up the expression with a ta.Brits will also say ta-ta to mean "bye-bye." Wassup with the tas? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ta, ta-ta #59701 03/05/02 05:26 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I searched for "ta, ta-ta" and all I found was Ta-Ta Taylor. Amazing pictures. Wassup? Just what you'd expect. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ta, ta-ta #59702 03/05/02 05:56 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York R Rubrick addict Rubrick addict R Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York ta is short for thanks as you quite rightly said. Just short for the word I s'pose. Better than saying tha!! Ta-ta is a shortened version of 'ta-ta for now' (TTFN). No idea of its etymology but it has as much meaning as ciao. TTFN always seemed upper class to me but now I see that it's quite universal and pops up everywhere. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ta, ta-ta #59703 03/05/02 05:59 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Dr Bill, Thanks for not disappointing me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ta, ta-ta #59704 03/05/02 06:25 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear AS: Thanks for the opportunity to respond. Regrettably, last line is a lie. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ta, ta-ta #59705 03/05/02 08:19 PM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 A Angel addict Angel addict A Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 Regrettably, last line is a lie. Not goin' there....no way....can't make me! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TTFN #59706 03/05/02 11:15 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,561 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,561 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA My impression was that TTFN meant "that's that for now." I guess this illustrates - once again - the hazards of using acronyms: they can be expanded in more ways than one. In this case at least the meaning is unchanged. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: TTFN #59707 03/05/02 11:39 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 R Rouspeteur member Rouspeteur member R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 I guess this illustrates - once again - the hazards of using acronyms: they can be expanded in more ways than one. On a board I frequent one of the posters used the acronym, YMMV. It was for, "Your mileage may vary" indicating that the software in question might or might not run as well on the questioners machine. The questioner asked for clarification as he thought perhaps YMMV meant, "You make me vomit" Now, in this case I think he was just being funny but it does illustrate how people can get so used to using acronyms at work or in a field they are familiar with that they start to mistake them for real words. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: TTFN #59708 03/06/02 02:11 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada Personally I prefer "you make me vomit" for ymmv. I plan to use it from now on. hee hee Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter . #59709 03/06/02 06:23 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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