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SSN

Old 07-23-2009, 08:32 PM
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Hmm... THC?
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Pca

(how wierd. Forum won;t let me put that in all caps)
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I think those are examples of TLAs (three letter acronyms), Mr.
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Best one I ever came across was AMD - short for Air Movement Device. Most people just call it a FAN but IBM had to make it sound technical then abbreviate it.

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Pca pca pca


edit- Yea, all caps pca not allowed. odd.
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ok, first...

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and you can go here for more abbreviations than you can shake a stick at: http://www.abbreviations.com/
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that website doesn't have my favourite:

TLLTD


total lateral load transfer distribution
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Actually, those are acronyms.

Abbrs are shortenings of long words, usually using only part of the letters.

Thx
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Best one I've heard for the current administration:

BOHICA

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