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    I've actually been using the term Too Many Acronyms (TMA for short) for years now. When I get see meeting invites that look like this, I say that I'm suffering from TMA.

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    • pro@programming.devP [email protected]

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      Anybody want to translate the acronyms into their alternative meanings?

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        Anybody want to translate the acronyms into their alternative meanings?

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        Men seeking men

        Big beautiful woman

        Bondage discipline sadism masochism

        Wireless sensor network

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          Men seeking men

          Big beautiful woman

          Bondage discipline sadism masochism

          Wireless sensor network

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          And titties?

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            And titties?

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            And my axe!

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              ...or PCMCIA for short.

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              This joke is brought to you by the old people who's knees hurt

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              • pro@programming.devP [email protected]

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                Those are initialisms, not acronyms. mic drop

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                • pro@programming.devP [email protected]

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                  Acronyms being "shorter and less scary" couldn't be more wrong

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                    This joke is brought to you by the old people who's knees hurt

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                    I learned this one in coolsig.com (which I was recently surprised to learn still exists and looks basically as I remember it!). At the time, I looked up the actual meaning, but the one in this thread is the one I still remember.

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                    • tatterdemalion@programming.devT [email protected]

                      Those are initialisms, not acronyms. mic drop

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                      They’re all abbr to me.

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                        This joke is brought to you by the old people who's knees hurt

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                        I still use PCMCIAs at my job. Had to order a reader. It has been... challenging (particularly getting permissions to connect it to the system, but even finding them is not super easy).

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                          I think the most cursed part of this is the fact that the webcomic is "Coded with love in CSS"

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                          Maybe all the text is in

                          .bubble:after {content: “my funny joke”}
                          
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                          • tatterdemalion@programming.devT [email protected]

                            Those are initialisms, not acronyms. mic drop

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                            An acronym is an abbreviation formed using the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase.

                            This is what Wikipedia says to that. mic bounces back up straight into your face

                            😉

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                              I've actually been using the term Too Many Acronyms (TMA for short) for years now. When I get see meeting invites that look like this, I say that I'm suffering from TMA.

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                              I too am suffering from TMA, but it's related to archives instead of acronyms

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                                Men seeking men

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                                Bondage discipline sadism masochism

                                Wireless sensor network

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                                That last one is just depraved.

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                                  Men seeking men

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                                  *Wet Sadistic Masochism

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                                    An acronym is an abbreviation formed using the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase.

                                    This is what Wikipedia says to that. mic bounces back up straight into your face

                                    😉

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                                    You can check multiple dictionaries (Oxford, Merriam Webster) and they will agree with me.

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                                      And my axe!

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                                      And my ex!

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                                      • tatterdemalion@programming.devT [email protected]

                                        You can check multiple dictionaries (Oxford, Merriam Webster) and they will agree with me.

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                                        The oxford that says this?

                                        Acronym

                                        1. A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter or part being pronounced separately; an initialism

                                        or the merriam webster that says this?

                                        Some people feel strongly that acronym should only be used for terms like NATO, which is pronounced as a single word, and that initialism should be used if the individual letters are all pronounced distinctly, as with FBI. Our research shows that acronym is commonly used to refer to both types of abbreviations.

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                                          The oxford that says this?

                                          Acronym

                                          1. A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter or part being pronounced separately; an initialism

                                          or the merriam webster that says this?

                                          Some people feel strongly that acronym should only be used for terms like NATO, which is pronounced as a single word, and that initialism should be used if the individual letters are all pronounced distinctly, as with FBI. Our research shows that acronym is commonly used to refer to both types of abbreviations.

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                                          This is it. Initialism is synonymous to acronym and some people think they know better and strongly believe that these words have separate meanings.

                                          That's underdog prescriptionism: When you are in the minority but still think you can determine how everyone else has to speak.

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