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TTFN is an initialism for a colloquial valediction, 'ta ta for now', based on 'ta ta', an informal 'goodbye', approximately equivalent to 'bye bye' but in a easier meaning it means 'goodbye for now'. The expression came to prominence, in the UK, during the Second World War. Used by the military, it was frequently heard by the British public. "Ta-ta for now" was brought into popular use in the UK in 1940 in the weekly radio comedy ''It's That Man Again'' by the character Mrs Mopp, who ended every scene with it. During the second series, the show's name was shortened to ''ITMA'', to satirize the abundance of abbreviations that were becoming common knowledge due to the ongoing war. In the 1966 ''Batman'' television episode "Better Luck Next Time", Catwoman says TTFN, and then has to explain the meaning to Batman.〔(Memorable quotes for ) ''Batman'', "Better Luck Next Time" (1966) on Internet Movie Database〕 In ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'', a 1968 Disney featurette, the voice of Tigger was performed by Paul Winchell, whose wife Jean Freeman suggested that he ad-lib the line.〔 It was further used by Tigger in ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' (1988–1991), often followed by a "hoo hoo hoo hoo!" as he bounces away on his tail. However, the phrase does not appear in the original books by A. A. Milne. Tim Horton, the professional hockey player and founder of the Tim Horton's doughnut chain who died in 1974, has TTFN on his grave stone.〔(Tim Horton on Find A Grave )〕 'Ta ta for now' caught on with the British public so much that it was often uttered by dying people as their last words.〔(How radio comedy changed a nation ) BBC News Magazine, 17 October 2008〕 It has been the catchphrase of radio personalities such as Jimmy Young, who modified it to BFN: 'Bye for now'. TTFN is still used in online chat such as IRC and MUDs.〔("ttfn" in The Interactive Linguistics Databases Project for Lower-division Instruction and Student Research ), University of Oregon〕〔(talk mode ) in the Jargon File v.2.9.11, 1 January 1993〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TTFN」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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