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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 16, 2014, 12:55:14 pm
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In a recently locked thread, there was a heated debate about using swear words in forum posts, and whether acronyms and initialisms* are acceptable substitutes.
This is an attempt to lighten up the debate with some visual humor:
P.S. Oh, by the way, if you are wondering what the difference is, acronyms are pronounceable (e.g. NASA), initialisms are not (e.g., FBI)
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Oh, by the way, if you are wondering what the difference is, acronyms are pronounceable (e.g. NASA), initialisms are not (e.g., FBI)
Thanks! I was the one guy on the planet wondering WTF the difference was.
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I always thought FBI was pronounced "fibby." ;)
And in today's jargon, the "F" could stand for, well,...
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In a recently locked thread, there was a heated debate about using swear words in forum posts, and whether acronyms and initialisms* are acceptable substitutes.
Sometimes it is the other way around: there was/is a club at an Australian university called Flinders University canoes and kayaks.
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Sometimes it is the other way around: there was/is a club at an Australian university called Flinders University canoes and kayaks.
The story that Newcastle Polytechnic, when it became a university, initially chose to call itself the City University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is, I'm sure, an urban myth.
Jeremy
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P.S. Oh, by the way, if you are wondering what the difference is, acronyms are pronounceable (e.g. NASA), initialisms are not (e.g., FBI)
Say "fuhbeye"
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And then there are the tacky euphemistic backronyms such as See you next Tuesday.
Ah, yes, euphemisms... a whole new can of worms:
In a confidential 2008 memo (http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/17/autos/gm-words-not-to-use/), General Motors advised:
Instead of "Safety," an employee should write that something has "Has potential safety implications." Instead of "Defect," an employee should say that something "Does not perform to design." Instead of a "Problem," there is an "Issue, condition, matter."
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There was nothing wrong with the Corvair. That was a witch hunt.