tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post9089165413883142969..comments2024-02-23T02:57:43.219-08:00Comments on Postcards: RIP IndeedMagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-57205621741983165792012-06-28T06:53:19.669-07:002012-06-28T06:53:19.669-07:00It's like working/living in a bad government j...It's like working/living in a bad government job -- all the acronyms (ACS) ;)KathyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723937251892708482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-80958913523966363032012-06-27T08:06:01.276-07:002012-06-27T08:06:01.276-07:00I can't decide whether the acronyms are better...I can't decide whether the acronyms are better or worse than the word endings, as if it's too difficult to add a syllable. <br /><br />'Blog is from weblog, which is often a misnomer for what we are posting here.<br /><br />'Rents? Isn't that what you pay landlords? I would never have used that to refer to my biological progenitors.<br /><br />If the language is incomprehensible to the larger population, it is not a language. (A jargon, maybe.)<br /><br />As I said, D-I-N-O-S-A-U-R.Harriethttp://l-empress.liscious.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-91847533312446473382012-06-26T02:02:56.276-07:002012-06-26T02:02:56.276-07:00Marriage to a senior civil servant got me bored to...Marriage to a senior civil servant got me bored to the back teeth with acronyms and now our blog world is invaded by them.<br /> I think Requiem in Pace has a beautiful sound but I usually have to check the spelling.<br />I have to confess to using 'crit' occasionally but eschew 'laters'!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-34823052277103695892012-06-25T19:18:41.346-07:002012-06-25T19:18:41.346-07:00Funny. I have to agree with you here. I get a bi...Funny. I have to agree with you here. I get a bit overwhelmed and tired of all these abbreviations also. I also get confused. What do all these things mean????Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-34277533375900173902012-06-25T15:11:13.330-07:002012-06-25T15:11:13.330-07:00I've noticed the slang shortened words being u...I've noticed the slang shortened words being used on tv shows too. The Real Housewives of where ever use them all the time....Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152768788895070566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-66431548695325809822012-06-25T13:03:39.714-07:002012-06-25T13:03:39.714-07:00Oh you have articulated a definite PPOM (pet peeve...Oh you have articulated a definite PPOM (pet peeve of mine)! I have yet to recover from my experience compiling my first magazine-style biennial report for a marine research agency in the 1980s. <br /><br />One project title included a string of abbreviations. When I finally cornered the principal investigator,he said he did not know what the alphabet soup stood for. "Everyone just uses the acronyms," he said. I insisted he find out. The revised version he sent had a few real words in place of the letters. The rest of the acronyms had been created from the first letters of even more acronyms. I conceded defeat.LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-43199627350033730842012-06-25T12:52:59.311-07:002012-06-25T12:52:59.311-07:00Crit? Wow! That's a new one for me. LOL! I...Crit? Wow! That's a new one for me. LOL! I have to keep looking stuff up because I don't know what it means.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-37337982800041113592012-06-25T12:35:07.135-07:002012-06-25T12:35:07.135-07:00I agree with Harriet.I agree with Harriet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-89268789078108269182012-06-25T11:32:46.941-07:002012-06-25T11:32:46.941-07:00I still write out the full names of states unless ...I still write out the full names of states unless (1) it's for the post office or (2) it's in a field of only two characters. I was taught not to use abbreviations in general text. <br /><br />However, I am also a better typist than these kids, not to mention a better speller. D-I-N-O-S-A-U-R.Harriethttp://l-empress.liscious.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-5437477124120318672012-06-25T11:23:16.440-07:002012-06-25T11:23:16.440-07:00Oh honey, there is an app for everthing! I can ev...Oh honey, there is an app for everthing! I can even write my journal using an app! And it has voice tp text. No need to even type! Progress? Not so sure about that.Captain Pooliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428392323868595583noreply@blogger.com