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Singletrack Forum » User Favorites: fubar fubar en-US Wed, 30 May 2012 00:58:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php imnotverygood on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3285679 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:28:11 +0000 imnotverygood 3285679@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ OT*, but are Bontrager's Mud-X tyres: Mud-ex or Mud-Cross? (& others of that ilk?) * see what I did there sparksmcguff on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3285672 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:25:42 +0000 sparksmcguff 3285672@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ ...look lazy? sobriety on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3285670 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:24:27 +0000 sobriety 3285670@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ The worst part is that when I meet up with my uni mates (we're all engineers) half the jokes are TLAs... crazy-legs on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3285637 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:07:22 +0000 crazy-legs 3285637@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>There's an ever increasing number of acronyms used for various reagents in chemistry, get's annoying when you have to spend as long looking up what at the reagents actually are, as working out what they do! </blockquote> Worst for that is protecting group chemistry. On the plus side though just writing Boc or MOM or MEM is a hell of a lot easier than writing out the full structure! My favourite was the (slightly contrived) DEADCAT for Diethyl Azodicarboxylate. aP on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3285412 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:56:03 +0000 aP 3285412@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I have an Acronomicon from one of my clients that's 600 pages. Cougar on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3274629 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:14:47 +0000 Cougar 3274629@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I work in IT, which is an industry pretty much based on TLAs. It's a necessary evil though, as you've got a lot of like-sounding technologies and ambiguity could be disastrous. Eg, talking about an Internet connection at a technical level: "broadband" tells you nothing about the technology being used to present the connection, and you don't want (or need) to be saying "Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line" every time, so it's ADSL. bencooper on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3274425 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:14:17 +0000 bencooper 3274425@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I don't think LX and XT actually stand for anything (or the old DX) - they were just made up. XTR is XT Race, though. More interestingly is Deore. One of their first mechs had a picture of a deer on it (I've got one) and someone mistranslated "Deer" - they liked the mistake, so it stuck. john_drummer on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3274412 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:06:57 +0000 john_drummer 3274412@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ FIIK - f***ed if I know? IHN on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3274340 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:40:00 +0000 IHN 3274340@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ like he said, XTR is an abbreviation porter_jamie on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273940 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:49:12 +0000 porter_jamie 3273940@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Xtr is not an acronym. beckykirk43 on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273902 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:39:25 +0000 beckykirk43 3273902@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>Entirely defeating the object then. </blockquote> yep! I've just realised there was a rogue apostrophe in my post - I almost feel ashamed of my poor grammar! don simon on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273680 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:42:17 +0000 don simon 3273680@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>get's annoying when you have to spend as long looking up what at the reagents actually are, as working out what they do! </blockquote> Entirely defeating the object then. <img src="http://www.smileys4me.com/getsmiley.php?show=1893"> beckykirk43 on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273642 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:35:12 +0000 beckykirk43 3273642@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ X as in cross? There's an ever increasing number of acronyms used for various reagents in chemistry, get's annoying when you have to spend as long looking up what at the reagents actually are, as working out what they do! KT1973 on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273630 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:33:44 +0000 KT1973 3273630@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>don simon - Member FIIK ? </blockquote> I like the look of those. Haven't been on a skateboard since I sold my Powell & Peralta 20 years ago andrewh on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273610 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:29:57 +0000 andrewh 3273610@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Right, we now have X Terrain Race. What does the X stand for? This is turning into a much longer question than I was expecting... Bregante on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273600 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:27:50 +0000 Bregante 3273600@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ My job uses far too many TLA's IanMunro on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273597 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:26:44 +0000 IanMunro 3273597@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ X Terrain (Possibly, maybe, dunno) bikebouy on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273593 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:26:16 +0000 bikebouy 3273593@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I like accro's, it stops people really understanding what you are on about when not in a like minded group.. = a bit of exclusivity. Sailings full of em', stops the unwashed knowing what you are on about. andrewh on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273591 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:25:25 +0000 andrewh 3273591@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ OK, that's half an answer. What does XT stand for? IanMunro on "Does using acronyms and abbreviations..." http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-using-acronyms-and-abbreviations#post-3273585 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:23:17 +0000 IanMunro 3273585@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ AFAIK IIRC XT Race.