Stop using AIOW please!
I have been a member of this forum for over 15 years and have read thousands of posts during that time. I don't know if it's me, or is there really is an increase in the use of acronyms. I seems...
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pianotuna wrote:
In the distant dawn bandwidth was a large issue. Therefore to save money and time acronyms became "polite".
If I use one, then the first time I type it out in full. Within the same post, I then use the "short form".
I think this started it but typing out full words on a phone can be a pain...yes, it can be done but takes 3 times as long.
The only one that bugs me regularly is AC...particularly if you are trying to get power to the cooling unit. Are you talking about the air conditioner or the alternating current feeding it?
Most of the time, it's pretty obvious what the acronym is talking about.
