Here are some acronyms that might help you understand what we are talking about here on TR:

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DS - Dire Straits

NHB - The Notting Hillbillies

MK - Mark Knopfler

JI - John Illsley

AC - Alan Clark

GF - Guy Fletcher

DK - David Knopfler

EC - Eric Clapton

BD - Bob Dylan

CA - Chet Atkins

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DP - Darling Pretty

GH - Golden Heart

DWB - Done With Bonaparte

BIA - Brothers In Arms

MFN - Money For Nothing

OES - On Every Street

LOG - Love Over Gold

SOS - Sultans Of Swing

TOL - Tunnel Of Love

TR - Telegraph Road

PI - Private Investigations

YLT - Your Latest Trick

ITILYTM - I Think I Love You Too Much

R&J - Romeo And Juliet

TYL - Two Young Lovers

WOL - Walk Of Life

WWE - Wild West End

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IMHO - In my humble opinion

BTW - By the way

lol - laugh out loud (Thank you Graham for that one! ;)

IRC - Internet Relay Chat

YEP - Yorkshire Evening Post

N&N - Neck and Neck

DM - Damage Management

FTP - file transfer protocol

FYI - for your information

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PS. Note that we IMHO should be careful about how often we use these acronyms/abbrevations. Especially if we are talking with new members. I know some people on TR don't want us to use them at all... somehow I understand them.