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What is your least favourite acronym? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 10 months ago by thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine is OOO for Out Of Office. I always misread it in my head like a ghost and it takes me a few seconds to process. It also doesn't translate to speech—you have to say the whole thing.

Interested to see if others have similar acronyms they beef with.

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[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

SMH so much hate

[–] indigomirage@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I thought that was Shaking My Head..? Similar uses, I guess. But if it's as you say, I may stop using.

[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

it has only every been "shaking my head"

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It IS shaking my head.

[–] indigomirage@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I AM shaking my head... 🙂

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

So much hate

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

Ive always read that as Shake/ing My Head, as well.

[–] hanke@feddit.nu 2 points 10 months ago

I have always used and interpreted it as "shaking my head" as well, and I will keep using it like that

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 2 points 10 months ago

I always read that as "Shaking My Head"

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Someone I knew really abused it and would say things on Facebook like "Peasants are everywhere, acting like fools, SMH. Keep your head up, Queen"

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Shushing my hands