FAO meaning

[MM77]

Does it mean:

 

For Attention Of

 

or

 

Favour Ask Of

 

If the first one, what happened to ATT?

Same number of characters, two of which are the same so its even quicker to type

[Andrade]

maybe its following an ostrich?

[MM77]

maybe its following an ostrich?

 

[mk1mexico]

For the Attention Of

[mini-ford chris]

For the Attention Of

i think it is aswell....

[retrorigg]

yeah id agree, for the attention of

[MM77]

But why not use "ATT" which has existed since the dawn of civilization?

[moredoorAsh]

But why not use "ATT" which has existed since the dawn of civilization?

 

As i havn't existed since the dawn of civilization......what does ATT stand for?

[MM77]

But why not use "ATT" which has existed since the dawn of civilization?

 

As i havn't existed since the dawn of civilization......what does ATT stand for?

 

ATTention.

 

Was at the top of faxes, top of memo's, etc.

Agreed they're all oldskool communication methods but I dont see the point in reinventing another acronym.

[moredoorAsh]

[Andrade]

but I dont see the point in reinventing another acronym.

 

TBNIAT

 

(that's because nowadays its a trend)

[Mk2Jo]

I've been working in an office for the last 25 years and I've always used FAO

[MM77]

I've been working in an office for the last 25 years and I've always used FAO

 

Really. I'm happy now that it has been used in the past and not reinvented.

 

As you were

[BIGKEV]

fax - now thats old skool

[Mk2Jo]

fax - now thats old skool

 

I remember the telex machines

[MrsSmokeEm]

Oooohh Telex machines, I worked one of those when I first left school

[jimbo]

I've been working in an office for the last 25 years and I've always used FAO

 

You should go home and get some rest Jo.

[Vista]

I've been working in an office for the last 25 years and I've always used FAO

 

Same as (albeit not quite as many years )

[bigglesmk2]

FAO YKT ROFLMFAO

[FredTransit]

Yep iyt's For Attention Of, and I still use Att (then a name) on emails. God telex, used them in school, scary machines (or at least the one at my school was).

[Fiesta Steve]

I've been working in an office for the last 25 years and I've always used FAO

 

..and I though I worked long hours

Thats some shift!

[stevie]

I thought it meant Farting At Others....