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0.3: 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
L:NS: Legends: "New Spring"
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, if they are the same person
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
Gars: Aran'gar and Osan'gar
Ish/Ishy: Ishamael
Mog/Moggy: Moghedien
Moi/Moir: Moiraine
MPS: Mad, Passionate Sex, Mad Purple Stegasaurus, 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: Semirhage
SG: Shayol Ghul
SH: Shaidar Haran
SS: Siuan Sanche
Taimandred: Taim/Demandred, if they are the same person
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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