# Things you misinterpret on purpose

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 15, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-misinterpret-on-purpose/946588 "2021-07-15T23:25:15Z")
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#### Post date: [July 16, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-misinterpret-on-purpose/946588/6 "2021-07-16T07:09:11Z")

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To me “af” has always abbreviated “auto-focus”, so I prefer to continue that. So I read comments–for example–about things that are racist auto-focus.

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