Acronyms and the dangers from not knowing what they mean.

[Participant]

In the latter one I came across the acronym LGBT...

Always know your acronyms.

LGBT is an initialism, not an acronym.

 

[builder22]

Not an acronym but I read product names a lot but never heard anyone say them. Like Asus is A-Zeus, I thought it was eh-suss...

 

[Destination]

CBT is a good one

 

[nashathedog]

LGBT is an initialism, not an acronym.

Good to know, Thanks Prof.

What the Wiki say's

LGBT, or GLBT, is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use .... However, the inclusion of straight allies in the LGBT acronym has proven controversial as many straight allies have been accused of using LGBT

Now I'm even more .

Not an acronym but I read product names a lot but never heard anyone say them. Like Asus is A-Zeus, I thought it was eh-suss...

I've always said the A like I hurt myself and soos. I imagine how it sound's depends on where you are. I've got cousins up in Manchester, Yorkshire and Sunderland so I'll have to see how they all say it at the next family event, I hope it's not a funeral.

 

[Kenai]

This forum (a TECH forum) used to block FTW because back in the 1970's it meant something offensive lol.

I thought it was blocked here for similar reasons to cool story jesus , people here over use everything and it got stupidly annoying because every post had ftw in it

 

[FoxEye]

CBT is a good one

Compulsory Basic Training to me.

Does it have a more risque meaning, then?

e: Shouldn't have looked it up

 

[spoffle]

@nashathedog You really gotta learn how to use apostrophes.

 

[Jokester]

Gives new meaning to graphic novels I suppose.

 

[spoffle]

Not an acronym but I read product names a lot but never heard anyone say them. Like Asus is A-Zeus, I thought it was eh-suss...

To add to this, it seems most people don't actually know how to pronounce "nVidia."

People seem to think it's "nuh vid ee ah."

 

[V F]

Not an acronym but I read product names a lot but never heard anyone say them. Like Asus is A-Zeus, I thought it was eh-suss...

It drives me nuts. I keep thinking of Die Hard 3 when McClane says Hey Zeus!

 

[Destination]

Compulsory Basic Training to me.
Does it have a more risque meaning, then?
e: Shouldn't have looked it up

ROFL

 

[V F]

To add to this, it seems most people don't actually know how to pronounce "nVidia."

People seem to think it's "nuh vid ee ah."

It isn't en vid ee ah? ¬_¬

Or id Software. eye dee

 

[spoffle]

It isn't en vid ee ah? ¬_¬

Or id Software. eye dee

Yeah that's how you pronounce nVidia.

Yeah, id as in the psychological id.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

LGBT has been known for a while (my uni had an LGBT club and that was in 1998), but what does confuse me is when they change the last letters e.g. LGBTQ or LGBTI or LGBTQIA etc. It should stick to the one term tbh.

The LOL one I've always known it as laugh out loud, again 1998 for me when I first got online at uni.

 

[Smokey Deza]

ROFLMAO needs to make a comeback

 

[V F]

ROFLMAO needs to make a comeback

No it doesn't. Looks like an 8 year old typing it. ICQ, LMAO after every message.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

ROFLMAO needs to make a comeback

Incoming ROFLCOPTER!

 

[V F]

Yeah, id as in the psychological id.

Americans call it eh'd.

Hear them say details? di tales, not dee tales. Or eye raq instead of eh raq. ¬¬


Though look at us and our stupid culur. Aloominum sounds better than alyoumineum.

 

[Tefal]

This forum (a TECH forum) used to block FTW because back in the 1970's it meant something offensive lol.

I thought they banned it cause everyone iver used for the win like quoted for truth was banned

 

[Angilion]

I find it more amusing not knowing what TLAs mean, as there are often several possibilities. [..]

CBT is a good one for that, with three possibilities and the amusing CBT with a motorbike - good grief, how badly designed is the seat!