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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsToo many acronyms..?? Abbreviations used ??? Many of us don't know the meanings.
What Is an Acronym? ................................................................. Acronyms are simply abbreviations created from the first letter of each word in a phrase or series of words.
.....The word ATM, for example, is an acronym that stands for automated teller machine
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Sometimes I try to look them up, using google search. Sometimes I get the definition, and sometimes I don't..Usually if I don't, I leave it alone. Therefore, some people are not getting through to others. If it were once or twice..ok. It is now every day I look up terms. I do not text. Therefore, I don't use the acronyms. The word acronym is a fairly new word for me. (BTW), By the way, not all of us know all of them.
Therefore, if you want to get through to all of us, please reduce the use of these short terms with capital letters...OK?...don't mean to be mean, just want to know all the meanings of what is said.
TexasTowelie
(111,313 posts)k8conant
(3,030 posts)TexasTowelie
(111,313 posts)It was a matter of timing this morning.
California_Republic
(1,826 posts)Stuart G
(38,365 posts)So, I had to figure that out too. I hope the people in charge do NOT lock this up.. Yes, this has been discussed before, but so many of them. Everywhere, here and there......WTF, ?
I cannot read and understand them all, I guess it needs to be told,
... that I am old! I fell off of Humpty's wall, and,
They could not put me together again.. WTF?
TexasTowelie
(111,313 posts)Your OP was a great setup so I couldn't resist.
robbob
(3,514 posts)Not hard enough, I guess...
Liberal Jesus Freak
(1,451 posts)k8conant
(3,030 posts)robbob
(3,514 posts)Towlie
(5,308 posts)And yes, they're very irritating.
AndJusticeForSome
(537 posts)Just sayin'
ksoze
(2,068 posts)While they may be irritating, the linguistic capability of the sender can't be judged from the use of shortcuts.
k8conant
(3,030 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)typically used in all correspondences. I am 65 and have no problem finding out what any of the most typical ones mean in seconds.
Polly Hennessey
(6,747 posts)Oh, maybe, it is I Better Tag Ligaments. No? Well, TexasTowlie, IBTL to you, too. 🙃
Stuart G
(38,365 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,747 posts)Now, I am able to smile again. All is right with the world.
BumRushDaShow
(127,312 posts)Towlie
(5,308 posts)dalton99a
(81,073 posts)Yavin4
(35,357 posts)The better it will be for you.
MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)They provide a valuable service.
LunaSea
(2,892 posts)Stuart G
(38,365 posts)I think I will now hit the top link.
Thank You ...for the bottom one..
Snowing today where I live...I am not going out, lots of time to look up as many as I can..
I also hit the top link, here is what the top link is:...Huge List of 1,513 Text and Chat Abbreviations
I started looking through them, got bored. Had to come back here......?
Of course...The abbreviations are one problem..someday. (not today, please..one is enough)
........... I will discuss the spelling and grammar police.. again, ...not today, thank you.
LunaSea
(2,892 posts)Look up the difference between acronyms, ancronyms, and abbreviations.
They are often confused with one another.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)What does "ancronym" mean?
Misread another DU post
Girard442
(6,059 posts)I kid. I feel the same way sometimes.
k8conant
(3,030 posts)Stuart G
(38,365 posts)TL;DR, short for "too long; didn't read", is Internet slang to say that some text being replied to has been ignored because of its length. In slang it can also stand for "Too lazy; didn't read". It is also used as a signifier for a summary of an online post or news article.[1][2]
The phrase dates back to at least 2003, and was added to the Oxford Dictionaries Online in 2013.[3]
Here is the link for above, and you can learn more if you desire..(Yes, there is an entire article about that abbreviation....no, I am not lying, hit the link and find out for yourself ...ASAP...someone might take it down..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TL;DR
Brainstormy
(2,380 posts)an acronym is a set of initials that form a word. Or something pronounceable. (PETA) Combinations that don't are called initialisms. (PTA) And that will likely be the most useless trivia I have to offer today.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)of the ole grey matters filing system and you saved me further annoyance with myself. Lol
3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)I love learning new stuff.
End Of The Road
(1,397 posts)Stuart G
(38,365 posts)Explain Like I'm 5............. Used when you want someone to explain something in the simplest way possible.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)I use them occasionally for a variety of reasons from using less space to saving me a bit of energy and/or time typing/tapping. I don't mind people asking me what the ones I use stand for nor do I mind helping someone understand someone else's if I know the answer.
Sorry but people have been using them for eons... SWAK, KISS and SNAFU come to mind... and they're probably not going to stop doing so. If you think DUers are bad, you should look at genealogy and/or the medical/legal field's acronyms/initialisms for some major head scratchers.
malaise
(267,823 posts)ITTMF*
*Impeach/Indict/Incarcerate the Treasonous MoFo
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)malaise
(267,823 posts)Croney
(4,646 posts)so I can stalk the grandkids' pages and understand. It's fun! So, LMR.
(like my recent)
It's very easy to google the terms and keep up.
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)1D10T
MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)but could not have told you what it stood for!
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)basically a robot bank teller.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Stuart G
(38,365 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)robbob
(3,514 posts)Stuart G
(38,365 posts)OK" (spelling variations include "okay", "O.K.", "ok" is an American English word denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference. "OK" is frequently used as a loanword in other languages. It has been described as the most frequently spoken or written word on the planet.[1] The origins of the word are disputed.
As an adjective, "OK" principally means "adequate" or "acceptable" as a contrast to "bad" ("The boss approved this, so it is OK to send out" ; it can also mean "mediocre" when used in contrast with "good" ("The french fries were great, but the burger was just OK" . It fulfills a similar role as an adverb ("Wow, you did OK for your first time skiing!" . As an interjection, it can denote compliance ("OK, I will do that" , or agreement ("OK, that is fine" . It can mean "assent" when it is used as a noun ("the boss gave her the OK to the purchase" or, more colloquially, as a verb ("the boss OKed the purchase" . "OK", as an adjective, can express acknowledgment without approval.[2] As a versatile discourse marker or back-channeling item, it can also be used with appropriate voice tone to show doubt or to seek confirmation ("OK?" or "Is that OK?" .[3]
Thats some etymologie!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,750 posts)Which I suppose I could sarcastically have typed IAW instead.
All too often people here use some abbreviation or acronym that simply isn't as widely known as they might think. It wouldn't hurt to write out the entire phrase the first time.
And then of course there's proofreading, which I'm guilty of not always doing myself, which is totally unrelated to the topic at hand.
Oneironaut
(5,462 posts)I RLd on the NT7 and then a BH YGd a ZC!
hvn_nbr_2
(6,481 posts)area51
(11,868 posts)but I like the acronym finder website.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)I totally agree, on' chum.
tblue37
(64,982 posts)words made from initial letters of words. Initialisms are just the initial letters, but not a word made from them: FBI, CIA, LOL.
musicblind
(4,484 posts)So you don't have to look it up:
wdpkmusa: Why Do You People Keep Making Up Stupid Acronyms?
sksk: excitement/laughter/speechless
kek: lol for people who play WOW (World Of Warcraft) but the alt-right has tried to co-opt that one which is VERY annoying to progressive gamers who feel like rightwingers act as if they own gaming. They don't.
jk: Just kidding.
Some of these acronyms IDEK (I Don't Even Know) and I'm like WDYMBT (What Do You Mean By That). When I saw asdfghjlk used to express excitement I was like AYKMWTS (Are You Kidding Me With This Sh*t)?
Seriously, though. Some acronyms are just dumb AF (As F*ck). Some are for convenience, but many seem made up by people who hate words.
I think we'd all be better if we just DATIC (Dropped Acronyms To Increase Credibility).
tl;dr - I feel your pain.
KG
(28,749 posts)Stuart G
(38,365 posts)Pita........., sometimes spelled pitta, is a family of yeast-leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and neighboring areas
lunatica
(53,410 posts)spelling mistakes that are not germane to the story. All you do is get tripped up so you constantly lose the thread of the story.
It ruins the message.
Stuart G
(38,365 posts)Yes, I get tripped, go to look them up, then go back to the original message to reread it. Why? I really like to know what people are thinking here. And so many people use the cell phones that this in what they always do. There is an assumption that everyone knows all of them. I know some abbreviations, but not all those used here. Some I have never seen before.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Using unfamiliar acronyms continually is like putting pot holes in a race track. You have no choice but to put all your attention on the pot holes.
Stuart G
(38,365 posts)It is in a thread now being discussed. I realized it was an interview show called, "State of The Union"
...Originally, I thought it related to the "State of the Union" address. I read a few more posts and realized that thought did not fit in. Then I realized that thread was discussing an interview show on today..
.. Oh well, back to cleaning the house...time to take a break.