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I'm running into this more and more with BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) and Bungo Stray Dogs.

I was wondering if anyone else has run into anything similar?

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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

It's not annoying, only quite funny, but every time I see CSM (Chainsaw Man) I can only think of Coño'e su Madre / Cocha'e su Madre (Motherfucker in Latinamerica).

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

never thought of the anime as bsd. sorta funny. I have to admit magic the gathering became so popular all of a sudden in the news.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

You can dance to it, and they have an important message!

[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

MK, Mortal Kombat, not Mario Kart.

CH, Chapulín Colorado, not Christina Herrera.

SNK, Shin Nihon Kikaku, not Shingeki no Kyojin.

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[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

SNAFU, how it went from chaotic situation to make a blunder?

Also, why are Americans so obsessed with acronyms?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also, why are Americans so obsessed with acronyms?

My guess would be WW2 and the US Army. The military likes to keep messages concise, so they love to use acronyms. For many service men, the Army was their first experience outside of their small towns. When the soldiers entered the civilian world they brought their training with them. AWOL [Absent With Out Leave] is still a common expression here. SNAFU [Situation Normal, All Fouled UP] and FUBAR [Fouled Up Beyond All Repair] went from being gags to part of the common speech.

Bonus =https://youtu.be/FTBcu34fpHc

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't mean the military acronyms, those make the most sense of all.

I mean all the other, you just need to see the reat of the comments, video games, names of celebrities and politicians, others are used as euphemisms. Now you can even read news articles were only use the acronym of whatever without mentioning a single time what that acronym stands for.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I meant that when the ex-soldiers entered the civilian world they brought the idea of acronyms with them. They looked around and created new ones because that's what they thought was appropriate.

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