Abbreviations:

@

"The AT symbol" (mike@foo.com is pronounced "Mike at foo dot com")< /B>

Bcc: -

"Blind Carbon Copy"

Cc: -

"Carbon Copy"

Elm -

"Electronic Mail for UNIX"

Fcc: -

"File Carbon Copy"

O.K. -

abbreviation of "oll korrect", alteration of "all correct" : all right. Mutilple emails (see contrib list) have indicated that the abreviation O.K. was not an english expression, they claim that the term came from the germans during the W W II, because the merchandise that they used in war was revised and stamp with a seal stating OLL KORRECT, so the abreviation for those words were O.K.

.(sp?) -

abbreviation of "spelling?" . Often placed after a word the author is unsure of the spelling and dosent want to run a spell checker. Example: I went to thier (sp?) house for dinner.

P.S. -

"Post Script"

PovRay -

"Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer"

Re: -

"Regarding". Often used in mail software.

Req: -

"Request".