Re: Acronyms

Posted by Prof David West on Jan 25, 2021; 11:16pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Acronyms-tp7600393p7600398.html

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davew

On Mon, Jan 25, 2021, at 3:31 PM, [hidden email] wrote:

I assume when people use acronyms it is to communicate their membership in a club that I am not qualified to join, and they want me to be sure I know that.  So the medium IS the message.  Also, i’s a useful move in an interpersonal power game.  It forces the other person to come groveling back for an explication.  BICBW.

 

Nick

 

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From: Friam <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly

Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 4:18 PM

To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email]>

Subject: [FRIAM] Acronyms

 

Can you all be careful about the use of acronyms?  You're not as bad as my daughter whose emails are full of BRB, IDK, WYD, etc.  Unless you're sure that it's universally known why not put its meaning in parentheses the first time you use it in an email and then use it freely after that.

 

Thanks,

 

Frank

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