Reddit is a juggernaut of traffic on the internet, millions of page views per day and often times the source of content going viral. So let’s get comfortable with using it so we can be part of the experience.
The questions left open in the video I discuss below.
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Some additional things you should know . . . the people of Reddit have their own language. So you’ll need to know these things in order to really grasp what people are saying:
To start with that whole Reddit Gold thing is a membership portion of the site. I read it here and think that unless you want to become a professional Reddit-er . . you don’t need it. More info here ABOUT REDDIT GOLD
| /s | Sarcasm |
| Ermahgerd | Oh My God! |
| OP | Original Poster as in the person who started the thread. Often times you’ll see the phrase “OP will surely deliver,” which is a sarcastic request that the original user post a follow-up. |
| AMA & AMAA | Ask Me Anything, Ask Me Almost Anything. |
| IAMA | Short for I Am A . . to which there is a subreddit r/iama where people start Q&A sessions |
| OC | Original Content |
| cakeday | Your Reddit birthday, anniversary of when you joined |
| DAE | Does Anyone Else |
| DM;HS: | Doesn’t Matter; Had Sex. A flippant response when it is discovered the writer ended up having sex as part of the story |
| ELI5 | Explain Like I’m Five |
| FTFY | Fixed That For You |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer |
| IIRC | If I Recall Correctly |
| ITT | In This Thread or In This Topic. |
| karmawhore | A person who is accused of posting just for the karma |
| Repost | The cardinal sin on Reddit. Repost means the content had been posted previously and is not OC |
| NSFW/NSFL | Not Safe For Work/Not Safe For Life . . . either means nudity or gore |
| TIL | Today I Learned |
| TL;DR | Too Long; Didn’t Read. |
| x-post | X-post means the thread was posted in another subreddit and is usually followed by the mentioned subreddit |