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10 replies

Lotster · 20/12/2010 17:44

Hearing this acronym always makes me grind my teeth. The correct spelling of "myself" is thus, not "my self", so why isn't it PML?

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PortlyBlackSantaUpAChimney · 20/12/2010 17:49

Shouts:
"PIN Number!!"

Lotster · 20/12/2010 18:08

Argh! Yes, that evil, unwanted little "N"

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TheBlessedVirginReality · 20/12/2010 18:09

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Lotster · 20/12/2010 18:12

ATM machine.

I believe there is even an acronym for redundant acronyms. Wait for it..

RAS syndrome "redundant acronym syndrome" (syndrome). Sigh.

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GrimmaTheNome · 20/12/2010 18:13

Pedants' should get New Scientist just for the 'Feedback' columns, which often feature such redundancies in acronyms (I can't remember what term they use) and nested acronyms.

Lotster, perhaps your teeth would appreciate it if from now on you interpret it as Pissed My Socks Laughing? Grin

GrimmaTheNome · 20/12/2010 18:14

x-post, yes RAS!

Wish they still did Nominative Determinism...

yama · 20/12/2010 18:17

FAT Tests

Lotster · 20/12/2010 18:17

I can work with Pissed My Socks, I think. Thank you. Grin

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cattj · 23/12/2010 20:47

My favourite Three Letter Acronym?

It is TLA.

:)

KatyMac · 23/12/2010 20:50

In the Library what the book's ISBN number

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