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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby Aaron » Sun 26 Feb 2006, 09:46:05

TEFPAMOOHB!

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USGS - United States Geological Survey

ASPO - Association for the Study of Peak Oil

TANSTAAFL - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt, but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise... economics is a form of brain damage.

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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby thuja » Sun 26 Feb 2006, 13:39:45

For the Doomer who is praying for TEFPAMOOHB

WFBLTTFTTA- We're Fu#ked But Lets Try to Fix This Thing Anyways
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby johnmarkos » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:00:12

Some of these acronyms are rather vowel-deficient. I'm not even gonna try to say WFBLTTFTTA.
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby rogerhb » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:03:29

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', 'S')ome of these acronyms are rather vowel-deficient. I'm not even gonna try to say WFBLTTFTTA.


How do you pronouce "TCP/IP" or "PPP"?
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby johnmarkos » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:05:28

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rogerhb', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', 'S')ome of these acronyms are rather vowel-deficient. I'm not even gonna try to say WFBLTTFTTA.


How do you pronouce "TCP/IP" or "PPP"?


Those are abbreviations, not acronyms. :)

Sorry to be pedantic.

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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:22:54

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rogerhb', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', 'S')ome of these acronyms are rather vowel-deficient. I'm not even gonna try to say WFBLTTFTTA.


How do you pronouce "TCP/IP" or "PPP"?


Those are abbreviations, not acronyms. :)

Sorry to be pedantic.

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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')ac·ro·nym

A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
Seems like a close fit to me, John.
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby johnmarkos » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:29:33

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'r')eally?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')ac·ro·nym

A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
Seems like a close fit to me, John.


Sure, as long as it can be pronounced. That's why I was only complaining about the vowel-deficient ones. If it can't be pronounced, is it a word?
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby johnmarkos » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:32:58

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', 'S')ure, as long as it can be pronounced. That's why I was only complaining about the vowel-deficient ones. If it can't be pronounced, is it a word?


Here's my test for whether something is an acronym -- do you sound out the letters or do you pronounce it as a word? By that definition, ASPO is an acronym, since most people say, "Ass-Poe." On the other hand, USGS is not an acronym, unless you say, "Us-Gus."
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:45:42

Here's something I found to maybe settle this, John:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hat's an Acronym?

An acronym is a kind of abbreviation. The word comes from Greek, meaning heads of names. Acronyms are usually made from the capitalised initials of the words it represents, for example FBI is an acronym for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Occasionally, for special reasons, the second letter of a word is used, as in XML (eXtensible Markup Language), but this is deprecated. Sometimes more than one letter is included for a word, to avoid ambiguity or because they form an existing abbreviation, as in SACEUR (Supreme Allied Commander, Europe)

Contrary to what some sources say, acronyms do not have to be pronounceable words (for example FBI is spelled out when spoken, whereas NASA is not). Some sources use the word initialism to refer to the spelled acronyms.
http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms?info=whatis
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby rogerhb » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 17:45:59

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('johnmarkos', 'T')hose are abbreviations, not acronyms. :)

Sorry to be pedantic.

John


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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby johnmarkos » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 18:07:08

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '[')b]Contrary to what some sources say, acronyms do not have to be pronounceable words (for example FBI is spelled out when spoken, whereas NASA is not). Some sources use the word initialism to refer to the spelled acronyms.


OK, I can accept that. I don't like it but I can accept it.

Have your fun then. :P

I still think this thread should demand an emergency shipment of vowels.
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby rogerhb » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 18:22:09

NIMBY - Not in my back yard

BANANA - Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anyone
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Re: The Acronym Thread

Unread postby Z » Mon 27 Feb 2006, 18:42:13

POV - Point Of View
BOE - Barrel of Oil Equivalent
BTU - British Thermal Unit
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