Upd

as long as we're on the subject...

an LBS is a local bike store, but thats just another TLA...

...Three Letter Acronym 🙂

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tennisgh22 said:

* TLA...
...Three Letter Acronym 🙂
*

The pedant strikes: TLA is an abbreviation, not an acronym. An acronym
spells a word, or at least a pronounceable pseudoword. Thus, NATO would
be an acronym as it can be pronounced as a word.

I came across a nice one recently, on a badge: SHARP. That's Skin
Heads Against Racial Prejudice. Apparently it was not a wind up.

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Mikefule said:

*

The pedant strikes: TLA is an abbreviation, not an acronym. An
acronym spells a word, or at least a pronounceable pseudoword. Thus,
NATO would be an acronym as it can be pronounced as a word.*

Never knew that before.

However, if you want to be pedantic, shouldn't it be "upd" (or even
"upd."😉 instead of "UPD"?
I.e. aren't abbreviations only capitalized if they are proper nouns?
And, IF I'm correct, then UPD and TLA are neither acronyms nor
abbreviations; so they are "just" jargon?

Note this definition (as jargon) allows for acronyms that are not
"words":

Quoted message said:

-Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University-

Acronym
<jargon> An identifier formed from some of the letters (often
the initials) of a phrase and used as an abbreviation. This
dictionary contains a great many acronyms; see the contents
page for a list.

See also TLA.

(1995-03-15)

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

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I think it's fair to use capitalise sometimes, when something has a
special meaning or significance (e.g. a Good Thing; a Good Man but a Bad
Thing).

If we want to be picky, rather than pedantic (a subtle distinction, but
not unimportant) then it should be "ud", as "unplanned" is a single
word.

An earlier acronym that never found favour was Sudden High Impact
Termination, althoug I still use this one myself when I UPD.

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Why be pedantic or nit-picky? Acronym or abbreviation - who cares?
We're talking about something shorter that represents something longer.
Which ever word you use, everyone understands. I understand there is a
difference in meaning and that sometimes we make mistakes in
conversation. Some mistakes are just too trivial to warrent interupting
the thread of conversation.

(this was not meant to be an attack on Mikefule or anyone else)

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just a few i use
tbh-to be honest
btw-by the way

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just a few i use
tbh-to be honest
btw-by the way

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dont let me catch anyone saying "lol" or "omg"

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onefiftyfour said:

* Some mistakes are just too trivial to warrent interupting the thread
of conversation.
*

Not interrupting, diverting. Linguistic pedantry, footling irrelevance,
and self-parody are vital to the well being of the English middlebrow.😉

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My grandaughter has a much better explnation of UPD.
Like she told her mom, "the bike went that way and grandpa went the
other way". She doesn't read yet so UPD would have no meaning to
her.😉

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1wheel said:

*My grandaughter has a much better explnation of UPD.
Like she told her mom, "the bike went that way and grandpa went the
other way". She doesn't read yet so UPD would have no meaning to
her.😉 *

LOL!!!

oppss : )

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Mikefule said:

*... then it should be "ud"... *

Hey, right on! That's the sound I make when I hit the ground.

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