What was that acronym?
What was that acronym?
Your opinion may vary, or something like that. Can't find it anywhere! It used to be in about 30% of all posts. What the heck did we post when we wanted to say "your experience/opinion/results may vary"?
Similar to SWMBO which shows up in hundreds of posts, just as expected.
Similar to SWMBO which shows up in hundreds of posts, just as expected.
Gary
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Re: What was that acronym?
Ahhh! Thanks gents!
I guess I was looking for something more literal . . .
I guess I was looking for something more literal . . .
Gary
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Re: What was that acronym?
In that case, Gary, you probably need to find out what acronym is used in the same context on car enthusiast forums.
C.
C.
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Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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Re: What was that acronym?
Chris, yes , and therein lies my predicament. Remembering it in context was my first impulse. Failing that task I decided I should search for the 3 most obvious of 4 words, but when my plan B rendered only the 3 obvious words but no phrases, I was high and dry. Looks like my massive vocabulary is eroding a little bit around the edges.Hmmmm . . .
PS: I have always been a car guy due to my family's chosen vocation. At about 6 years of age I was in the shop watching and/or working on cars. I've tried prowling car forums but they just bore me. Nothing to see of interest and I move on. I have the term - mileage - stored permanently, it seems; filed away under something other than shaving.
PS: I have always been a car guy due to my family's chosen vocation. At about 6 years of age I was in the shop watching and/or working on cars. I've tried prowling car forums but they just bore me. Nothing to see of interest and I move on. I have the term - mileage - stored permanently, it seems; filed away under something other than shaving.
Gary
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Re: What was that acronym?
Hi Gary and Chris -
I find acronyms frustrating (possibly because I have difficulty retaining them in volatile memory), as the same acronym can mean entirely different things in different contexts.
- Murray
I find acronyms frustrating (possibly because I have difficulty retaining them in volatile memory), as the same acronym can mean entirely different things in different contexts.
- Murray
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Re: What was that acronym?
For the purists among us, YMMV and LOL, & cetera, are not acronyms, they are initialisms. An acronym, strictly speaking, is an accepted word that is spelled out by the first letters of a title, phrase, or saying. An initialism, while possibly pronounceable, does not result in a word. However, this is a minor quibble and I am being dreadfully pedantic.
Buzz
Buzz
Re: What was that acronym?
How shall we classify LEitz CAmera? A Pithy Partial Portmanteau, or PPP?
"Je n'ai pas besoin de cette hypothèse."
Pierre-Simon de Laplace
Pierre-Simon de Laplace
Re: What was that acronym?
Like SCUBA or SNAFU ... maybe even FUBAR.M6Classic wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 2:52 am For the purists among us, YMMV and LOL, & cetera, are not acronyms, they are initialisms. An acronym, strictly speaking, is an accepted word that is spelled out by the first letters of a title, phrase, or saying. An initialism, while possibly pronounceable, does not result in a word. However, this is a minor quibble and I am being dreadfully pedantic.
Buzz
Hmm - lots of "U" in them acronyms isn't' there?
Gene
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Re: What was that acronym?
Murray, that's my problem most of the time. Makes me feel better that others are experiencing it.
Gary
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Re: What was that acronym?
Yes, Chris, well, of course... While Leica did start out as an initialism, I think the universal opinion today is that Leica has become a proper noun defined as "The finest photo/optical equipment ever made," and thus an acronym.
Buzz