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[–] Rhaxapopouetl@ttrpg.network 99 points 3 days ago (14 children)

I have this problem when people use abreviations for game names. There are so many games that it's impossible for me to understand. And good luck to find out which game it is if it's a new one you never heard of...

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 63 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Man I love CP, if only it didn't take up so much space on my hard drive.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Acronyms are a pet peeve of mine. Basically useless and now you need tribal knowledge to understand what the hell someone is talking about.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's true, but it's also true that within a small community sometimes acronyms are necessary. Like, imagine NASA:

"Jones exited the AL in his AES but the C4ISP flagged an error either in the LSPG or WFCA."

vs.

"Jones exited the air lock in his Anthropometric Extra Vehicular Activity Suit but the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Systems Protection system flagged an error in the Life Support Power Generation System or Water Flow Control Assembly"

Insiders can use the acronyms to be much more efficient. Outsiders probably wouldn't even understand what they're talking about even if they did spell things out fully.

The only problem is when acronyms leak and what's a well known and clear acronym in one group becomes a confusing one to another group, or worse is confused for a different acronym from a different group.

[–] mr_satan@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

If the intended reader is a regular person just use normal words, even if it's not 100 % accurate.

Jones exited the air lock in his space suit but the control system flagged an error with life support or water flow

All three ways don't mean much to me as an outsider, but the last one at least paints a somewhat understandable picture.

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[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

God of War vs Gears of War are my least favorite but there are others like when it’s solo, ie D2.

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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And they’re usually such worthless abbreviations and acronyms that save next to no time. Unless you’ve already defined your acronym or someone mentioned it immediately before you, you’re just confusing a smattering of people.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (5 children)
[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Acceptance Criteria is a must. Just ask QA.

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 69 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The CEO at my old company really likes the expression "Let's fucking go" for some reason. Lots of "LFG" in the work chat. I guess he eats a lot of LinkedIn slop or something.

But to me, "LFG" means looking for group. I'm sitting here like why is the CEO spamming for group content during the work day, and he's not even saying what role he's playing.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes. It's bare minimum to name our specialization and what we still need with each request.

Let's see if I still have my keyboard macro:

"I'm a shitty under-geared DPS and I am LFG with tank, healer, and decent DPS"

Yep. My keyboard macro still works.

Edit: Self own aside, this approach did get me invited to the right groups.

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Lol, my running group uses "CD" for cool-down. I'm always confused as to why and how they are cross-dressing for 2 kilometers.

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (5 children)
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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 49 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Headline:

BLM riots in Manhattan

Me:

Well that's pretty out of character for the Bureau of Land Management...

[–] altasshet@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Nowadays it's more like the behavior appropriate to the situation.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wouldn't wish anyone General Motors

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[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People be like LFG and I'm like Looking For Group in which game?

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Wait, what else would it mean??

[–] twack@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Let's fucking go.

Edit: for that matter, "LFG, LFG!" is a grammatically correct acronym sentence.

[–] okmko@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Oh no... Whelp that's that. I'm officially old.

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[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 7 points 2 days ago

Leopards Fuck Gently

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

laughing facing genitalia

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] GorGor@startrek.website 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Thats where my head went too. Does it mean something else?

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Gotta be good morning. Seems like a pretty unnecessary abbreviation to me

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

For those people you want to know that you care enough about them to wish a good morning, but not enough to type out the full words

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 3 days ago (2 children)

im urbandictionarying stuff all the time, that's how i know it means "group masturbation"

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 days ago

I write my texts like I'm writing a cover letter or a wedding invitation to flex on the less erudite and meticulous.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (11 children)

I don't know how many times I had to look up "SMH" before I got it.

Then people started using "SMDH", and I could start all over again, because you can't figure simple damn things out after a certain age.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 days ago

Those are simple. SMH: System Managed Heraldry, SMDH: Shaving my dog here!

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My partner thought “SMH” meant “so much hate”, and “SMDH” meant “so much damn hate”. It worked perfectly in every situation they heard it in. I taught them the real meaning when I realized this about a half decade into dating.

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was really hoping that reading all the comments would inform me about what GM means here

[–] juliebean@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

given the context, i suspect it just means 'good morning'

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The fact that someone would shorten 'good morning' to 'GM' and go through the trouble to put it in all caps bothers me

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"LFG"
Dude, we're already in a group...

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 12 points 2 days ago (6 children)

My latest one was rq.

I thought it was a typo.

It stands for 'real quick'.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Idk, I mean can't you just pick it up from context?

Lmk if you genuinely can't.

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's ridiculous how lazy people are today - especially that with autocorrect, it's often harder to type the shortened version of something than to let it complete the thing for you.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 7 points 2 days ago

Voice transcription has gotten good enough, and my thumb has carpal tunnel bad enough, that this shouldn't be a problem anymore.

The other day someone told me they were otp with another person. I'm like, one time password? Google is like, one time password? Finally AI google was like, they mean "on the phone." Sigh I had to do research on this text.

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[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

“Please talk to me like I’m your grandmother. I’m tired of asking what you mean.”

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Make up your own abbreviations to reply is always fun. Or use out of context abbreviations. My abbreviation loving colleague was so confused when I used a few military terms they didn't know.

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