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Why does everything have to be acronyms? Dnc, gop, maga, nasa, nsa, IDW? As intelligent people capable of operating a keyboard, should we not be able to fully express our thoughts without resorting to shortcuts? I have the theoretic opinion that there is a firm directive somewhere in the bowels of society to promote the confusion of the english language so that by generating confusion within conversations by having opposing definitions of the same words, people can translate as they wish, creating conflict through misinterpretation of what is being said. The political spectrum is much worse in this reguard, appropriating words and bastardizing the definitions, but not completely alone. I asked my neice recently why she wanted to build a commercial enterprize and she got very angry at me because she thought i was talking about advertisements and she was wanting to sell stuff. Acronyms feel to me as if they are used to create a superior position in a conversation by hiding who or what you are talking about as some sort of testing measure or "educating" opportunity of the uninformed when the truth is that the person using the acronym is too lazy to spit a few words out to keep the conversation fully open.
Are acronyms some type of rhetorical device?
Are english dictionaries being reductively edited? (My 1960's websters copy would say yes)

CuriousFury 7 Mar 12
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I kinda get the smartphone thing. Dictating to siri is like asking a thirdgrader to write down what i am saying. My texan draw doesnt help.

The funny thing is that i am communicating through a touchpad on a multiple generation old device with a filthy screen cover and micky mouse fingers.I know how frustrated i get having to try and correct typos. Maybe every third word. It isnt any better with a clean screen cover or none.

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My writing has been dramatically shortened by my having a Twitter site. That I have been permanently suspended is irrelevant. I find eliminating punctuation and creating acronyms, as well as making up words that seem sense making, natural and freeing. As BrunosDad says below, using smart phones with small keypads has played a role; but not just a role, a reason for brevity, conciseness and the maligned Acronym. Malcronym MCM See how easy that was?

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I have always thought that it was because people were using smart phones with small keyboards. When I am on my computer I use long form spelling, when I am on my phone acronym if and only if the recipient will understand them.

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I think this is a sort of brainwashing of the masses. Dumbing down so to speak. Symbolism is used in everything we don't realise it because we don't know the symbols and what thay mean.
But if you reseach symbols as i have in different ways you will see there in everything music, movies, clothing, plates, and more.
More disturbing is many are pedophile symbols, satanic symbols, and NWO symbols. The sacerfice is easy reseachable, the reason is global dominance but by who? Well 13 bloodlines are said to rule the world. America protects Israel and jews and Zionism preaches what? I don't hold the people responsible for what a few do.

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In schools here they no longer teach kids to hand write with a pen - instead allowing them to graduate printing with pencils. Nor are they given typing classes. The biggest problem with this is that is stops people from fully articulating their thoughts - even in their own minds. Communication is done with an interface and that interface makes one impatient for the next.... blink of light.

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IDK, Y not TWT it? OTOH, Y?

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Agree, I don't know what half of them, especially american ones. What's GOP?

Grand old party

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It is useful as a sort of shorthand, but like anything, it can get outta hand. I haven’t had a problem with it.

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Idk ?

Good point. Probably comes from texting/interwebs socializing while at work/class and the screens have them chinese thumbcuffed

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That’s why the optical surgeon I work at refers to it as Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation eye treatment. Just to avoid confusing anyone.

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I absolutely agree. It's even worse when we start doing it with people's names like ARod, JLo. With everything being converted to acronyms the older I get the harder it is for me to understand any conversation with a person.

Yo! NV! Even what's her ACRONYM, has one, the new CongressIT with the teeth? OGD? These acronyms are reason enough for not knowing who they are.

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Personally speaking, I disdain using acronyms/shortened versions of words.

Well, we may not end up getting along, because i use "y'all" like it is salt and pepper. (What do you think about redundancy?)??????

@CuriousFury (Gasps)...

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