Please stop using acronyms.

[SgtHulka]

FWIW, acronyms just create more confusion IMO. Even the smartest people that are a part of a specific industry cannot keep up with them. FYI, the time it takes to explain what an acronym means consistently far exceeds the supposed time benefit of using them. TBH, they only reduce efficiency. No need to LOL at this thread, plus IDC because its my POV.

Anyway, GTG, TTYL.

 

[Oddly]

IKR

 

[SgtHulka]

IKR

Yep, just ADIH.

 

[FilterFunk]

TLDR

 

[StereoPlayer]

FWIW, IDK. YMMV. But…IDC.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

TLDR

YAY!

I thought I was the only one with a Telescoping Lemonade Drinking Rig.

 

[MJ5150]

To be clear, it's only an acronym if the initials make a word you can pronounce.
Otherwise, I think you're more hoping people stop with the initialisms or simply abbreviations.

-Mike

 

[FilterFunk]

YAY!

I thought I was the only one with a Telescoping Lemonade Drinking Rig.

So what are you...one of those fancy-schmancy Neiman-Marcus shoppers?

 

[FilterFunk]

To be clear, it's only an acronym if the initials make a word you can pronounce.
Otherwise, I think you're more hoping people stop with the initialisms or simply abbreviations.

-Mike

You are correct, sir!

 

[WillyW]

I always challenge the acronym user to tell me what the acronym means.

 

[StereoPlayer]

I always challenge acronym user to tell me what the acronym means.

What are you trying to say?…

 

[SgtHulka]

To be clear, it's only an acronym if the initials make a word you can pronounce.
Otherwise, I think you're more hoping people stop with the initialisms or simply abbreviations.

-Mike

Acronyms make a phrase, not a word.

Anyway, I find them to be a constant thorn in my side. Maybe the people that use them think they are cutting edge or whatever. In the end, they make everything harder from a business perspective.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

So what are you...one of those fancy-schmancy Neiman-Marcus shoppers?

Goodwill find.

 

[JRA]

oh-kay.

 

[FilterFunk]

Goodwill find.

I hope you sterilized it!

 

[S-Bigbottom]

I hope you sterilized it!

 

[Johnny Fingers]

NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT

The world's longest acronym, according to the Guinness Book of World Records is NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT (Russian: Нииомтплабопармбетжелбетрабсбомонимонконотдтехстромонт). It is 56 letters long (54 in Cyrillic).
WWT?

 

[blastoff99]

Acronyms make a phrase, not a word.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. An acronym is pronounced as a word (C-SPAN, SCUBA) while an initialism is not (PTA, HOV).

Anyway, now that this is on my RADAR I'll go AWOL from this thread and leave TBOT awhile to LOL at some cat videos on YT.

How'd I do?



Edited to fix quote SNAFU

 

[Jeff Scott]

Good thing you aren't into Rickenbackers: CB, FWI, HS PU, VP, BURG, WAL, FG, JG, ATG, COY, FL, RBY, SPC, TRC, etc. There are a LOT of them!

 

[StereoPlayer]

Good thing you aren't into Rickenbackers: CB, FWI, HS PU, VP, BURG, WAL, FG, JG, ATG, COY, FL, RBY, SPC, TRC, etc. There are a LOT of them!

Most people are into their FSO.