Three Word Abbreviations

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:32

Mr Chris wrote:

Craster wrote:

'App' has been a technology-environment accepted abbreviation for about 20 years. Nothing to do with the iPhone.

Then IT nerds are bigger cunts than I thought. *

I'm still blaming the iPhone for bringing it mainstream.

*I love you all really.

I agree sometimes, I have an abbriavtions log for the project I work on, it has over 3000 abbriavtions and TWAs

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

I agree sometimes, I have an abbriavtions log for the project I work on, it has over 3000 abbriavtions and TWAs

TWAs? Do you mean TLAs? See also: ETLAs, DETLAs.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:39

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

I agree sometimes, I have an abbriavtions log for the project I work on, it has over 3000 abbriavtions and TWAs

TWAs? Do you mean TLAs? See also: ETLAs, DETLAs.

Three Word Abbrivations...

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

That makes no sense.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:40

Craster wrote:

That makes no sense.

That's Kovacs.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

kalmar wrote:

Craster wrote:

That makes no sense.

That's Kovacs.

"TK", you mean.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Mr Chris wrote:

"TK", you mean.

No, that's you.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

TKYFB, actually.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:47

kalmar wrote:

Craster wrote:

That makes no sense.

That's Kovacs.

pfft.. TWA - TLA same thing ...

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:51

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

Three Word Abbrivations...

Example?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:54

CBT - Computer Based Training

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:57

ABBRIVATION.

A Blinkered Bastard Regurgitates Incoherent Vocabulary And Tries Insisting On Nonsense.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

CBT - Computer Based Training

That's a Three Letter Acronym (or initialism, in case Dims is reading).

A three word abbreviation would be something like Thrd Armd Bttn.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:05

Craster wrote:

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

CBT - Computer Based Training

That's a Three Letter Acronym (or initialism, in case Dims is reading).

A three word abbreviation would be something like Thrd Armd Bttn.

We have them in the same list... I just picked one at random.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

TLA is a term with a long history of usage. TWA I've never heard of in this context, and neither has Google.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

The military is the only place I think I've ever seen a three-word abbreviation.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:07

MYP - Miniscule Yeti Penis

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:07

Craster wrote:

The military is the only place I think I've ever seen a three-word abbreviation.

Yup..

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:08

I think this TLA debate deserves its own thread, anyone else?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I think it deserves to go the fuck away.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:11

Craster wrote:

I think it deserves to go the fuck away.

I agree..

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:11

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:22

kalmar wrote:

I think this TLA debate deserves its own thread, anyone else?

FUCK NO.

Oh, too late. Z, a tiny yeti penis would still be bigger than the earthworm you're packing.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

The NATO ones are brilliant.

NORTHAG, SACEUR, CINCUSNAVEUR and so on.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Commander-In-Chief of US Navy Europe, is that? Good lord.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I'd have gone for "Yank Navy Boss" to save on syllables.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

I like how "www" has more syllables than "world wide web".

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:31

Or just CUS, to make it 3 letters.

What?

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:32

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I like how "www" has more syllables than "world wide web".

Richard Herring just did a whole bit about that in his blog / podcast. He's decided it should be "wuhwuhwuh" and "flash" instead of "forward slash".

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:33

kalmar wrote:

Or just CUS

Is that the new open world game based around de Nile?

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:35

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I like how "www" has more syllables than "world wide web".

Some people say 'dub dub dub' and it makes me want to die.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:36

dub dub dub

dub dub dub

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:37

dub dub dub

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:38

dubya dubya dubya dart

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:38

Wanting to die and actually dying are two completely different things, though. Kudos on being Mr and Mr Predictable, as per usual.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:39

God I hate over-dubbing.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:48

myp wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I like how "www" has more syllables than "world wide web".

Some people say 'dub dub dub' and it makes me want to die.

Because they're smarter than you? It's the obvious way to say it.

Also: Wibbley wibbley wibbley.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:53

To be honest, though, when would you ever really need to say 'www'?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:56

myp wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I like how "www" has more syllables than "world wide web".

Some people say 'dub dub dub' and it makes me want to die.

Never heard of this before. If it's such a pain up the hole to communicate properly with someone that we have to start reducing the amount of words in our language, I'm surprised we haven't regressed to just howling vowells at each other. Oh wait... that's Welsh isn't it?

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:58

Dimrill wrote:

I'm surprised we haven't regressed to just howling vowells at each other. Oh wait... that's Welsh isn't it?

When did the Welsh get vowels?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:58

Dimrill wrote:

I'm surprised we haven't regressed to just howling vowells at each other. Oh wait... that's Welsh isn't it?

No, that's whoring Voles.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Of course, "www." is a pretty redundant concept, surely? I can't see any situation in which it would be advantageous to have a separate DNS entry for "www.host.com" instead of just "host.com". Given, of course, that you are hitting it with a browser. Surely you would just say "If a request comes in to host.com on port 80/443, send it to the webserver?

Malabelm · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 13:01

Craster wrote:

Of course, "www." is a pretty redundant concept, surely? I can't see any situation in which it would be advantageous to have a separate DNS entry for "www.host.com" instead of just "host.com". Given, of course, that you are hitting it with a browser. Surely you would just say "If a request comes in to host.com on port 80/443, send it to the webserver?

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 13:43

Grim... wrote:

Because they're smarter than you? It's the obvious way to say it.

Also: Wibbley wibbley wibbley.

I hate you and all people like you.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 13:48

dub dub dub

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

"wib wib wib" is better.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 13:51

wer wer wer, shirley.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 13:55

dubbleyewdubbleyewdubbleyewdot

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 13:57

Not forgetting of course the haychteeteepeecolonforwardslashforwardslash

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Dimrill wrote:

wer wer wer, shirley.

wuh wuh wuh, unless your accent is some bastard hybrid of Brummie, Jamaican, West Ukrainian and Scouse.

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