# On the use of acronyms

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310>\
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**Created:** [August 8, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310 "2022-08-08T15:07:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310/41 "2022-08-08T23:33:22Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> OK, how did you do that?

Do what?

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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310/42 "2022-08-09T00:52:41Z")

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> [@Peter\_Morris](#):
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> Do what?

If you hover over the underlined acronyms, the meaning appears. Does anyone have a duck handy to weigh @GreysonCarlisle ?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310/43 "2022-08-09T02:29:47Z")

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Here you go: 🦆

You’ll also need this: ⚖

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-acronyms/969310/44 "2022-08-09T10:17:21Z")

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> [@Riemann](#):
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> Does anyone have a duck handy to weigh @GreysonCarlisle ?

Not a bridge again…

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