Stupid Question. (ok, maybe not stupid, but very simple)
Question:
Randall Bart <Barti…@usa.spam.net> wrote in message
news:vem8itohbss00k16oqfg26thlnf62e4oif@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> ‘Twas Mon, 11 Jun 2001 04:57:46 GMT when the wise and venerated "Joanne > Cohen" <joco…@mediaone.net> enlightened alt.support.tourette with these > thought provoking words: > >Jo adds: Like SOB, short of breath, or sonuvab*tch > As in "patient is still SOB." It also stands for State Office Building or > Senate Office Building. > >This is why with so much techno-talk and medical talk and mixed fields, I > >really do not think acronyms help at all. They contribute to > >miscommunication, which can in some cases have serious consequences. > Many two and three letter acronyms are very confusing. I never use "TS" or > "AST", even here in a.s.t, because I try to keep my language context > independent. How about this one: > "The report on connecting the ATM network using ATM was unreadable, due to a > missing ATM font." > >Acronyms such as "BTW, FYI (guilty), and FWIW" become meaningless and to me, > >lazy ways of communicating. Such phrases and intent become colloquial, and > >boring. > I like the more common ones, or playful use of cryptic ones, but in serious > text, the reader should not need to guess. > — > RB |
