abbreviation

"Peppermint Patty" <cinderella836m> wrote in message
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>> No one is asking for names and addresses.
>
> True but if I was talking about my cousin X and her husband Y and
> their daughter Z who went on a trip with my husband A and my daughter
> B, that would be enough information for some readers to be able to
> figure out who they were. The likelihood is small but I want to
> report on MY trip to Disneyworld. If my family members want to report
> the details of their trip, they can post their own report and divulge
> as much or as little info as they want. It all comes down to privacy
> and I don't want to invade theirs.

But why woud you need the A,B,C,X,Y,Z.?
How is "my husband" different than "my DH"?
How is "my daughter" different than "my DD"?
I know you are trying to make a point but I just don't know what it is.

<RADPLOGO@> wrote in message
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> I am among the group of people who use acronyms for my family because
> I don't really want more personal information than necessary out there
> on the net. My daughter

"My daughter". See how easy?!?!?!?

"ChrisGW" <newsgroups1@m> wrote in message
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> What is ExE and BTM?
>
> Chris

A computer term and a medical term for a bodily function.

"Ed" <friday@fishinthe.net> wrote in message
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> My understanding is [snip]. The reason it's ok is because teens text
> message

Don't forget, they can't type my son/daughter, because they
"don't want to put their child's name out on the internet"!

"Peppermint Patty" <cinderella836m> wrote in message
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> Just like the fact that > > they say "yunz" in Pittsburgh -- might not
> make sense to outsiders, but
>> > the
>> > people there would know exactly what you're talking about.
>>
>> Just because THAT'S what they do, doesn't make it right.
>>
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>
> Maybe not, but it's right for THEM. JM2CW.
>

Uh-huh ... UPYA2

>
> Uh-huh ... UPYA2

Yours too. Now see how easy it is to figure out acronyms?

>
> Then, by all means, keep them OUT of the report!
>
Ed and Gary should go play in another sandbox. This has gotten
ridiculous!

"Peppermint Patty" <cinderella836m> wrote in message
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>> Then, by all means, keep them OUT of the report!
>>
> Ed and Gary should go play in another sandbox. This has gotten
> ridiculous!

I agree, you can't answer my questions. Here they are again:
But why woud you need the A,B,C,X,Y,Z.?
How is "my husband" different than "my DH"?
How is "my daughter" different than "my DD"?

"Gary C" <fu2@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Ed" <friday@fishinthe.net> wrote in message
> news:%wyKi.5414$Pc3.1392@trndny09...
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>> My understanding is [snip]. The reason it's ok is because teens text
>> message
>
> Don't forget, they can't type my son/daughter, because they
> "don't want to put their child's name out on the internet"!

Go figure, huh.

On Sep 26, 3:36 pm, "Ed" <fri...@fishinthe.net> wrote:

> If you want to read trip reports you should find that link somewhere in this
> thread and study, study, study. If you don't a trip report that would take 5
> or 10 minutes to read will take you anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes because
> you'll constantly have to refer to the list of acronyms.

You know, Ed...it's really not as hard as you're making it out to be.
Most of the acronyms can be figured out easily enough, just by paying
attention to the context in which they're being used. I'm an
occasional poster here - have been for many years. And, I try to keep
up with the current goings-on at WDW, just in case I find myself with
the opportunity to return there. In short order, with very little
effort, the acronyms will all become second nature to you, if only
when read. No one's forcing you to use them when you, yourself is
doing the writing, but it sure makes the process of sharing
information a lot more streamlined.

(really...I don't remember ever having studied the list of
acronyms...I think they all seem pretty obvious, and I love seeing how
some have had to evolve, like DL having to change to PO-R, and PO now
being PO-FQ).

As has been mentioned a few times already, I think you'd be hard
pressed to find any newsgroup community that doesn't subscribe to
their own special language - just as you'd find in any professional
community - law, medicine, computer professionals, etc.

I don't find any benefit in refusing to learn something new. Is
digging in your heals about learning a few silly acronyms a positive
move on your part? Me? I'm a sponge, when it comes to knowledge - any
knowledge. I love learning, I love understanding foreign languages
(like RADPese). If I don't understand something, I like finding out
what it means. Never would I say, "I don't understand therefore I will
not pursue this knowledge".

> My understanding is that it's ok to save 1 minute typing even if the reader
> has to spend an additional half hour or more trying to figure out the mess.

I don't think the usage of acronyms slows down my reading, at all.
Once in a great while, I'll come across a new one - but I see it as a
little puzzle. Sure, I could look it up, but it's a lot more fun to
take a mental tour of WDW to try to figure out its meaning.

> The reason it's ok is because teens text message and some jobs use acronyms
> in their communications between employees. I don't really get the connection
> but that's what I came away with after reading this thread. Oh yes, and
> because the posters are busy people and the readers are not.

The posters ARE the readers, and vice versa. Do you go to a foreign
country expecting the natives to speak English to you, or do you have
the courtesy, at least, to learn a few phrases of the native tongue to
get you by?

By the way, I think it's really cool that there's a whole new text
messaging written language. I wish I was more fluent. However, I sure
hope it doesn't mean that today's youth won't be able to construct a
good, correctly spelled and grammatically sound sentence.

Lee