The trouble with acronyms and typos
NASAspeak.
The world knows it by another name: acronyms.
You know, we at work go through a whole day having said at LEAST one sentence that had one or more acronyms. It's basically second nature to you after awhile that you have to sometimes wonder... man, did we just acronym an entire thought?
Well, the trouble with acronyms...and typos is that, for one thing, some acronyms are the same, but they stand for something altogether different if you're in another group. Another thing is, you get used to the mindset that everyone knows what you're talking about that you sometimes think your acronym stands for the same thing with others who might share the same combination of letters...but end up having a different definition. That or just assuming everyone knows acronym-glish. heh.
Yep, so I had to, and still have to, remind myself the new guy doesn't get acronyms much yet, so I have to say the acronym, pause, and define what it means in the previous context. Pretty neat.
But where do acronyms and typos not mix? Well, for mainly the sole current purpose that the letters "w" and "r" are very close to each other on the keyboard. Although I might mean to say "RTF" for return to flight, i might accidentally type "WTF", which means What the Fuck... aww man, imagine the trouble that would cause.
Heh. So yeah, like... moral of the story... watch out for typos in acronym-glish.
The world knows it by another name: acronyms.
You know, we at work go through a whole day having said at LEAST one sentence that had one or more acronyms. It's basically second nature to you after awhile that you have to sometimes wonder... man, did we just acronym an entire thought?
Well, the trouble with acronyms...and typos is that, for one thing, some acronyms are the same, but they stand for something altogether different if you're in another group. Another thing is, you get used to the mindset that everyone knows what you're talking about that you sometimes think your acronym stands for the same thing with others who might share the same combination of letters...but end up having a different definition. That or just assuming everyone knows acronym-glish. heh.
Yep, so I had to, and still have to, remind myself the new guy doesn't get acronyms much yet, so I have to say the acronym, pause, and define what it means in the previous context. Pretty neat.
But where do acronyms and typos not mix? Well, for mainly the sole current purpose that the letters "w" and "r" are very close to each other on the keyboard. Although I might mean to say "RTF" for return to flight, i might accidentally type "WTF", which means What the Fuck... aww man, imagine the trouble that would cause.
Heh. So yeah, like... moral of the story... watch out for typos in acronym-glish.
posted by Bum at 23:09
1 Comments:
Ummm...yeah. BIG difference between RTF and WTF....although I think it'd be pretty funny too...:)
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