Acronyms?

[Gandtee]

Why are posters to Thaivisa forums using acronyms? Is it too much trouble to write in plain English so that those of us who have no idea what most of these abbreviations mean, will understand? We are not all mobile phone text users.

[Langsuan Man]

21 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

Why are posters to Thaivisa forums using acronyms?

Because it is an online forum and is acceptable and expected 

 

There is always Google in a separate tab if you need a definition 

[KittenKong]

35 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

Why are posters to Thaivisa forums using acronyms?

 

WGAF?

[tonray]

1 minute ago, KittenKong said:

 

WGAF?

5555555...

[Rimmer]

The following is an extract from the forum rules, I think the last line is pertinant to the OP question

 

While we make allowances for members who do not speak English as their first language, we expect everyone to make an effort to post in a manner which allows others to understand their posts. Posts full of intentional misspellings, all caps, no caps, or similar slang may be deleted in order to preserve a standard of readability. This is a forum, not an SMS or Twitter message.

[Gandtee]

57 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

The following is an extract from the forum rules, I think the last line is pertinant to the OP question 

 

While we make allowances for members who do not speak English as their first language, we expect everyone to make an effort to post in a manner which allows others to understand their posts. Posts full of intentional misspellings, all caps, no caps, or similar slang may be deleted in order to preserve a standard of readability. This is a forum, not an SMS or Twitter message.

Thankyou Rimmer. So smart <deleted>. Obey the rules.

[Gandtee]

So there!

[Gandtee]

Thankyou Rimmer. So Smart Alecs. Obey the rules.

[nausea]

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

Thankyou Rimmer. So Smart Alecs. Obey the rules.

Well the problem is, if we're gonna ban acronyms, we need to define our terms:

 

"An acronym is not just any set of initials. It applies only to those that are pronounced as words. MADD, DARE, NATO, and UNICEF are acronyms. FBI, CIA, and KGB are not. They’re just pricks."

(Per that ultimate grammar nazi the late George Carlin)

http://sense.net//~blaine/funstuff/carlin.html

 

2 hours ago, KittenKong said:

WGAF?

Is WGAF an acronym? Can you, would you, pronounce WGAF as a word?

 

555

(Is 555 an acronym?)

[Langsuan Man]

21 hours ago, nausea said:

(Is 555 an acronym?)

Yes, if pronounced in Thai:  ha,ha,ha,

[bluesofa]

On 22/11/2017 at 11:59 AM, nausea said:

Is WGAF an acronym? Can you, would you, pronounce WGAF as a word?

I had to look it up too: Who Gives A F...

Not exactly difficult to look it up though.

 

Beware of TLA - Three Letter Acronyms.

 

[sirineou]

We use acronyms to  save space on TVF's server ,leaving more room for such gems as this reply.

[chickenslegs]

On 22/11/2017 at 9:46 AM, Rimmer said:

The following is an extract from the forum rules, I think the last line is pertinant to the OP question

 

While we make allowances for members who do not speak English as their first language, we expect everyone to make an effort to post in a manner which allows others to understand their posts. Posts full of intentional misspellings, all caps, no caps, or similar slang may be deleted in order to preserve a standard of readability. This is a forum, not an SMS or Twitter message.

What is an SMS?

[Rimmer]

30 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

What is an SMS?

Can only assume your browser does not have google search function. 

Short Message Service

[Gandtee]

I thought is was 'stunted memory syndrome.' 

[sipi]

I had to google "acronym"

LOL