acronyms
02-05-2015, 07:30 AM
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acronyms
Is anyone else really tired of acronyms or is it just me? For instance, if I see "CC" I know it can mean Cubic Centimeter" or Coca Cola or Credit Card or College Confidential or Community College, etc. so, when I see an acronym I must stop and ponder which one is appropriate for what I'm reading and if there are a lot of them in the article or story I just stop reading.
02-05-2015, 08:07 AM
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Totally agree. I use some here as others do but sometimes I have to think what they're talking about. Some of the ones on social media are so far off base. I just ask my "DGD" lol, what it means.
02-05-2015, 09:47 AM
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Funny you should bring this up. When I first began seeing DH, I thought they (who ever used it) was cursing the man they married. Silly me. They were being sweet on their Dear Husband. I don't mind them especially since I am learning to text more since I got unlimited texting on my phone contract. Have to keep up with the young ones. 
02-05-2015, 02:50 PM
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I don't even think about it. I work in IT so my life is chock full of acronyms and I guess I'm just used to them. They don't usually trip me up.
I do hate it when people type in "text speak" in regular email though, especially at work. If I get an email at work where someone is typing things like, "I have a file 4 U" I will respond and ask what a "File 4-U" is and why they're telling me about it. I'm at a level now where I can be a bit of an old crank about stuff like that! I don't mind things like "LOL" but 4 instead of "for" and U instead of "you" is too much!
I do hate it when people type in "text speak" in regular email though, especially at work. If I get an email at work where someone is typing things like, "I have a file 4 U" I will respond and ask what a "File 4-U" is and why they're telling me about it. I'm at a level now where I can be a bit of an old crank about stuff like that! I don't mind things like "LOL" but 4 instead of "for" and U instead of "you" is too much!
02-06-2015, 03:52 AM
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I am tired of having to figure them out so i just look bored and ask the speaker to explain wth they are trying to comminicate! 
. Industry specific ones are especially aggravating if I am not in that world. Wriiten word? At least, initially spell out the words and enclose the acronym in parentheses so, that, I, at least understand the shortcut.
I attended a committee meeting last Saturday and acronyms for the seminary were used......i am sorry, I am not ordained so I have zero clue about the curiculum and the acronyms for the tests. Sigh.......
Just be mindful of the audience who is not in your industry.
sandy
. Industry specific ones are especially aggravating if I am not in that world. Wriiten word? At least, initially spell out the words and enclose the acronym in parentheses so, that, I, at least understand the shortcut. I attended a committee meeting last Saturday and acronyms for the seminary were used......i am sorry, I am not ordained so I have zero clue about the curiculum and the acronyms for the tests. Sigh.......
Just be mindful of the audience who is not in your industry.
sandy
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02-06-2015, 04:57 AM
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We had this subject brought up last year sometime. I do not initial anything if I don't have to. I listen to my son the IT/CIO which I know is a title or two, but I just say he works for a company and he is their computer go to person.
When I was growing up -- I am going to age you now -- we had spelling bees. I loved them. I was always top speller, because my mother wanted to make sure I knew not only what the word meant, but how to use it and most importantly how to spell it. What good is a word if you cannot spell it? So, you see on television "sur" "evr" "LMHO" and it is so sloppy and it just, to me, looks dumb. It makes no sense. They don't have spelling bees in school anymore. They haven't for several years. I asked when my son was in school. You ready for this one? Competition is not good for children. It makes them feel inferior. Holy Cats!!!!!! So here we are, they can't even spell "sure" "ever" or "laugh my head off". I don't laugh my head off. I think it is pathetic. Remember SST? Well, the Super Sonic Transport airplane is grounded permanently. But they have an acronym for it.
I am sorry, but the hairs on the back of my neck just flair out when this subject comes up. I let my grandkids know that if they send me an email, spell every word out - if you don't know how to spell it, look it up in the dictionary.
Perhaps we can set a precedence here? No acronyms, no DH or DDIL or GGS/D. I can't even order a BLT at a restaurant - "I'll have a bacon, lettuce and tomato with Miracle Whip, please!
Have a good day. I have a new quilt to work on starting today. Calico Puzzle - it is easy enough, but I am doing it with a lot of fussy-cutting.
Edie
When I was growing up -- I am going to age you now -- we had spelling bees. I loved them. I was always top speller, because my mother wanted to make sure I knew not only what the word meant, but how to use it and most importantly how to spell it. What good is a word if you cannot spell it? So, you see on television "sur" "evr" "LMHO" and it is so sloppy and it just, to me, looks dumb. It makes no sense. They don't have spelling bees in school anymore. They haven't for several years. I asked when my son was in school. You ready for this one? Competition is not good for children. It makes them feel inferior. Holy Cats!!!!!! So here we are, they can't even spell "sure" "ever" or "laugh my head off". I don't laugh my head off. I think it is pathetic. Remember SST? Well, the Super Sonic Transport airplane is grounded permanently. But they have an acronym for it.
I am sorry, but the hairs on the back of my neck just flair out when this subject comes up. I let my grandkids know that if they send me an email, spell every word out - if you don't know how to spell it, look it up in the dictionary.
Perhaps we can set a precedence here? No acronyms, no DH or DDIL or GGS/D. I can't even order a BLT at a restaurant - "I'll have a bacon, lettuce and tomato with Miracle Whip, please!
Have a good day. I have a new quilt to work on starting today. Calico Puzzle - it is easy enough, but I am doing it with a lot of fussy-cutting.
Edie
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