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0.03: Acronyms and Abbreviations used in the FAQ

Abbreviations referring to books, newsgroups, etc.

• TWOT/WOT: The Wheel of Time
• TEOTW: The Eye of the World
• TGH: The Great Hunt
• TDR: The Dragon Reborn
• TSR: The Shadow Rising
• TFOH: The Fires of Heaven
• LOC: Lord of Chaos
• ACOS: A Crown of Swords
• TPOD: The Path of Daggers
• WH: Winter's Heart
• COT: Crossroads of Twilight
• NS: New Spring (the prequel novel version)
• L:NS: Legends: "New Spring" (the novella version)
• Guide: The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
• RAFO: "Read and Find Out." This is RJ's most common response to questions which fans ask him.
• RJ: Robert Jordan
• FAQ/WOTFAQ: WMAKTD, Wonderful Masterpiece of Assembled Knowledge, Theories, and Discussion, (but FAQ is easier to say and makes for better puns)
• rasfw: rec.arts.sf.written
• rasfwrj: rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan

Abbreviations and Jargon Referring to Stuff in TWOT

• AM: Asha'man
• AOL: Age of Legends
• AS: Aes Sedai
  • SAS: Salidar Aes Sedai (Egwene's faction)
  • TAS: Tower Aes Sedai (Elaida's faction)
• Asm/Asmo: Asmodean
• BA: Black Ajah
• BF: Balefire
• BT: Black Tower
• Dashivan'gar: Dashiva/Osan'gar
• Dem: Demandred
• DO: Dark One
• DF: Darkfriend
• DFS: Darkfriend Social
• DotNM: Daughter of the Nine Moons
• Eg/Egw: Egwene
• El: Elayne
• Finn: A/Eelfinn (Snakes and Foxes)
• Finnland: the world(s?) where the Finn live
• FS: Forsaken
• Gars: Aran'gar and Osan'gar
• Ish/Ishy: Ishamael
• Mog/Moggy: Moghedien
• Moi/Moir: Moiraine
• MPS: Mad Passionate Sex, Mad Purple Stegosaurus, Many Purple Straws
• MT: Mazrim Taim
• Ny/Nyn: Nynaeve
• OP: One Power
• OR: Oath Rod
• Randland: 1) The world where the series takes place, 2) The portion of the world shown on the Map.
• Sam/Sammy: Sammael
• Sem/Semi: Semirhage
• SG: Shayol Ghul
• SH: Shaidar Haran
• SS: Siuan Sanche
• TAR/T'A'R: Tel'aran'rhiod
• TP: True Power (Dark One's Power)
• TV: Tar Valon
• WCs: Whitecloaks
• WOs: Wise Ones
• WT: White Tower
• YKYBRTMRJW: You Know You've Been Reading Too Much Robert Jordan When...

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