"www" for World Wide Web has always bugged me. World Wide Web is three syllables, WWW is nine.
this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2024
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I hate LFG because gamers can't agree on how to spell it or what it means... Sometimes it's spelled LFP, LFF or LFM... And sometimes it means "Looking for Guild".
Isnt LFM looking for member? Like if you have part of a group already together and just need a healer lets say. I'd say its different than LFG which in my mind is a player looking for a group
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IKR required a search to figure out. Autocorrect takes care of these typical phrases. Imo the only one I like to use is imo for some reason.
ICYMI (in case you missed it) and IYKYK (if you know, you know) which frequently get crossed in my head
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Like all of them, I never remember what they mean and there are some people at work who love to use em. It just makes meetings take longer and emails become less legible.
My least favourite acronym:
- AUTMA: Americans use too many acronyms