E-mail has brought us not only quicker and painless communication, but also a shorthand for keystrokes. Talk about impatience. For those who find that typing out certain common phrases is needlessly slow, here is a list from The Elements of E-mail Style, an Internet bible of sorts. Makes one wonder what the meaning of literacy may be in the future: someone who can string together a group of acronyms? FYA & FWIW, CUL.*
| ACRONYM | EXPRESSION |
| -------- | ---------- |
| BRB | Be right back |
| BTW | By the way |
| CUL | See you later |
| F2F | Face to face |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| FYA | For your amusement |
| FYI | For your information |
| GD&R | Grinning, ducking, and running |
| GMTA | Great minds think alike |
| HHOK | Ha, ha, only kidding |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion |
| IOW | In other words |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| OBTW | Oh, by the way |
| OIC | Oh, I see |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| SO | Significant other |
| TIA | Thanks in advance |
| TTFN | Ta-ta for now |
| WB | Welcome back |
| WRT | With respect to |
| WTG | Way to go |
Back pain? Blame the psoas. Seems as if everybody wants to dive headfirst into their psoas at the first sign of trouble with the lumbopelvic-hip region. Perhaps no other muscle is blamed more for causing problems than the psoas. Yes, it is an important stabilizer of the lumbar spine, but it shouldn't be the only one on which you focus. There is another big player on the scene: the iliacus.
Two closely related viruses of herpes simplex, HSV-1 and HSV-2, can infect the human body. HSV-1 mostly infects the gums and skin, although it can cause more serious infection in the brain. HSV-2 mostly infects around the genital area. Infection with the virus can be unsightly and painful, especially for HSV-2.
What’s the simplest way to ensure prompt payment for your claims? Ensure that the insurance payer has no reason to deny them. Submitting a “clean claim” from the start can have a more significant impact on your net collections than any other step in your billing workflow. Net collections and accounts receivable (AR) can improve significantly when claims are clean from the start.
