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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:14 AM
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I have a RBTIMM for AIDG
Real Bad Taste In My Mouth

Acronyms I Don't Get

:shrug:
I feel like a person who doesn't watch TV news anymore. So wrong, but so right, cuz I'm not right, I'm left.
Sometimes I try to read a link and an acronym in the first graph loses me and I don't have the time nor patience to figure it out. Maybe I'm out of the loop, but I bet there are others who feel the same way.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:26 AM
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1. OMG! WTF?
n/t
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:29 AM
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2. I know, NFG
sorry
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:42 AM
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4. LOL...
...IMHO.

HTH.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:33 AM
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3. Chicago and AP Book(s) of Style require the acronym's equivalence ...
... cited once before used in the remainder of an article, report, or paper. The only exceptions are well-known acronyms like CIA, FBI, etc.

For DU, there's ...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:43 AM
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5. ie., RTFM?
:evilgrin:
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:54 AM
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6. what kind of manual do we read again?
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:56 AM
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8. A Fine One.
Edited on Sun Mar-05-06 01:58 AM by htuttle
A really fucking fine one.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:55 AM
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7. Yep. And my favorite: PBCAK
:evilgrin: That's a favorite of many technical support folks.
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:57 AM
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9. yes, that damn cushion warming interface unit!
Edited on Sun Mar-05-06 01:57 AM by upi402
:rofl:
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 02:00 AM
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10. YANA.
you are not alone.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 02:00 AM
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11. TLAs require a KSOTO
:rofl:
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