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27. It was googled. That's a pain, too.

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Sat Mar 20, 2021, 08:48 PM

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Please, Please, Please, ...Do Not Use Abbreviations or Terms Most of Us.. DO NOT KNOW... [View all] Stuart G Mar 2021 OP

Sorry VCU grad here underpants Mar 2021 #1

So sad about the NCAA tournament for them. leftieNanner Mar 2021 #2

Yeah. It's a long haul for anyone to go through underpants Mar 2021 #4

VCU is the abbreviation for the veterinary clinic where I took my dog to be "fixed" DBoon Mar 2021 #63

😆 underpants Mar 2021 #85

I just google them, like 15 seconds! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #3

It was googled. That's a pain, too. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #27

So, the person drops out of DU to Google? How about not using an abbreviation to start with? nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #30

Drops out???? lol USALiberal Mar 2021 #36

I only haz one tab. Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #113

They original author could have Googled them too, and put the result in the OP DBoon Mar 2021 #41

Silly! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #46

Sorry, what's "OP" mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #48

sorry - Original Post DBoon Mar 2021 #54

Really..................................ok. masmdu Mar 2021 #57

No not really DBoon Mar 2021 #58

Thanks for the laugh! masmdu Mar 2021 #61

Sorry, what does "NT" mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #49

No text, subject text only. Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #50

.... (Too subtle)? masmdu Mar 2021 #53

i've always viewed nt or n/t as a courtesy orleans Mar 2021 #100

I hear ya Deuxcents Mar 2021 #5

The Urban dictionary. Blue_true Mar 2021 #31

Sorry, what does "b/c" mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #51

b/c because. n/t orleans Mar 2021 #103

It's an old notetaking abbreviation like w/o, which means 'without.' ancianita Mar 2021 #126

How can we know that most people don't know certain abbreviations? Ocelot II Mar 2021 #6

LMGTFY Kaleva Mar 2021 #8

Had to GTFMS. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #9

+1000! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #12

CBGB/OMFUG! DBoon Mar 2021 #37

OMFG YOMANKB Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #105

LSMFT (Sung By Rochester) Goonch Mar 2021 #7

Wonderful Post...Rochester is great...I had never seen him dance before...K and R..no text Stuart G Mar 2021 #33

Rochester and Don Wilson team up for a dance routine. Priceless! oasis Mar 2021 #72

I clicked on the link to an ESPN article in one of the posts just to find out, b/c I wasn't sure... RockRaven Mar 2021 #10

That's funny. They must assume everyone knows what VCU is underpants Mar 2021 #13

what is vcu? Virginia xxxxx university? Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #16

Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. underpants Mar 2021 #20

Sorry, what does "ESPN" mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #55

Lol obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #86

If memory serves canetoad Mar 2021 #80

Being polite seems to be below some people Beringia Mar 2021 #11

Simple Google searches are beyond some people too I guess. Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #14

STFU! Kaleva Mar 2021 #15

LOL mobeau69 Mar 2021 #18

WHTEVDOOD Beringia Mar 2021 #89

I agree, and I also see names of people or towns with no reference to state or country msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #17

Boston. sheshe2 Mar 2021 #23

But WHICH Boston? wnylib Mar 2021 #76

You decide. sheshe2 Mar 2021 #78

OK MoonlitKnight Mar 2021 #19

OMFG! Aristus Mar 2021 #21

IKR sheshe2 Mar 2021 #24

Hey! Aristus Mar 2021 #40

IOKUOK? sheshe2 Mar 2021 #43

SIMOK. Aristus Mar 2021 #45

Lol! sheshe2 Mar 2021 #52

I list this one right after no-context posts: THAT'S TELLING THEM!! GO TURN ON RACHEL RIGHT NOW!!1! NBachers Mar 2021 #22

Thank You! 👍 nt Raine Mar 2021 #25

Sorry, what does"NT" mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #59

NT means no text. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #69

..... too subtle, I guess .... masmdu Mar 2021 #71

All due respect, that is not why people put NT in the subject line Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #81

To be honest, in all my years here on DU (and I started in 2002 or so under a different name) PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #93

Also, whenever you're looking at a rolled up view of a thread Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #95

Somehow I missed that. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #98

Somehow you missed that (nt) I think you meant ;) (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #102

Right. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #122

omg--i wrote pretty much the same thing upthread when that poster orleans Mar 2021 #107

GMTA :) (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #109

I rely heavily on posters putting "nt" in the post title intrepidity Mar 2021 #120

My first thought was that VCU stood for Lord Ludd Mar 2021 #26

np TlalocW Mar 2021 #28

Honestly, I view it as silly to use a term that others may not understand, Blue_true Mar 2021 #29

by the way, the Urban Dictionary is blocked at many work locations DBoon Mar 2021 #39

Good observations. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #42

YOU DON'T NEED THAT SITE........... USALiberal Mar 2021 #97

the google is hard. Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #106

Sorry, what does "DU" mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #65

The "Democratic Underground", this site. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #70

Oh, I see.... abbreviations are hard. masmdu Mar 2021 #73

It is easy enough to fall into the trap of using them. Blue_true Mar 2021 #74

Agreed, if asked. Apriori Abbreviation Prohibition seem masmdu Mar 2021 #77

Your last sentence hits the issue on it's head. We often make too many assumptions. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #129

Lighten up, Francis! A quick google search is your friend! madinmaryland Mar 2021 #32

FUBAR sarcasmo Mar 2021 #34

I had to look up ...FUBAR.....It ain't pretty.........So here it is: Stuart G Mar 2021 #38

We used it quite often in the military. sarcasmo Mar 2021 #92

what does "F*cked" mean? Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #104

Here we go again. littlemissmartypants Mar 2021 #35

And I know what you don't know how? masmdu Mar 2021 #44

More than once I've googled some abbreviation here, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #47

This one, post 47, makes a whole lot of sense...I agree completely...& I have googled Stuart G Mar 2021 #56

Hornets nests, yes! PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #62

what does '47' mean? Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #108

In every place I've worked this is standard for written communication DBoon Mar 2021 #60

So true. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #64

Sorry, what does"TV" mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #67

I have to say I've enjoyed your attempts here, that were either ignored or totally went over heads. Treefrog Mar 2021 #119

Thanks.masmduthe first 2 letters of my first name, the first to letters of my second name, and then masmdu Mar 2021 #127

Standard, grammatically correct practice iemanja Mar 2021 #66

I can see your point, and I agree, to an extent. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #68

K & R! Fully type out a first reference, then use the acronym on the second, which ancianita Mar 2021 #75

Sorry, what does "K & R " mean? masmdu Mar 2021 #79

None of textspeak follows style manuals' rule on full first reference. What you want is a glossary. ancianita Mar 2021 #91

IKR nt. Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #101

I know that about a week ago I used VCU in a thread title and today I used EWU TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #82

TFW you find out that's SOP in these confines. YMMV Bucky Mar 2021 #83

LBJ took the IRT Down to 4th Street USA Kablooie Mar 2021 #84

IKR? WTF! LOL! KG Mar 2021 #87

IDGAF Tarc Mar 2021 #88

NDI. n/t demmiblue Mar 2021 #94

That's good advice, but it will not be followed here on DU. MineralMan Mar 2021 #90

what does NCAA mean? Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #110

Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority n/t DFW Mar 2021 #118

I knew that! Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #130

MDBK Jersey Devil Mar 2021 #96

ALso: GOML;OKB; Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #99

what does 'WAP' mean? Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #111

Ben Shapiro wouldn't know. n/t demmiblue Mar 2021 #112

BSWK NT Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #114

White Angry Priests. progressoid Mar 2021 #121

Whining About Posts? Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #123

Ok SYFROYH Mar 2021 #115

Allan Sherman addressed this issue in detail in 1963. DFW Mar 2021 #116

I like the ones that are deceptive, or have multiple meanings. "PBO", for example, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2021 #117

Or, help build a DU glossary/thread of acronyms intrepidity Mar 2021 #124

i find if you ask politely, ppl will gladly tell you. mopinko Mar 2021 #125

How will I know? HelpImSurrounded Mar 2021 #128