Help! I suffer from AOD. And RTFM is not helping.
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Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
So if they all have 40 interpretations, like SIP we are still under one million. 703,040
So if they all have 40 interpretations, like SIP we are still under one million. 703,040
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
It is good manners to explain acronyms first time they are used in a text, Proper Use of Acronyms (PUA) or PUA (Proper Use of Acronyms), I can't remember now what is the preferred or POA standard of first use, but by applying PUA, one might easily be able to use acronyms extensively without making the reader feel like an idiot or make oneself come acrass as a total prat.
Edit: Forgot to explain what POA means, it is short for "Mr. Søvik can't spell an acronym correctly more than twice in a row."
It is good manners to explain acronyms first time they are used in a text, Proper Use of Acronyms (PUA) or PUA (Proper Use of Acronyms), I can't remember now what is the preferred or POA standard of first use, but by applying PUA, one might easily be able to use acronyms extensively without making the reader feel like an idiot or make oneself come acrass as a total prat.
Edit: Forgot to explain what POA means, it is short for "Mr. Søvik can't spell an acronym correctly more than twice in a row."
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Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
Here is one I just stumbled across from a Tim MCculloh post somewhere on this forum.
"I practice system engineering the old-fashioned way... I take a Scientific Wild_Ass Guess (SWAG) and run until something breaks."
Here is one I just stumbled across from a Tim MCculloh post somewhere on this forum.
"I practice system engineering the old-fashioned way... I take a Scientific Wild_Ass Guess (SWAG) and run until something breaks."
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
Well, that's the possible number of acronyms, but there are probably one or two that aren't used yet. I would use "QQQ" for an example, but that won't work...
Well, that's the possible number of acronyms, but there are probably one or two that aren't used yet. I would use "QQQ" for an example, but that won't work...
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
"Quotation Quibble Quandry" - The internal battle of whether to point out to someone that they've misquoted their source or not.
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
A "SWAG" button was always a feature on my old HP calculators. ;>)
"SOYP Engineering" was always a name I'd considered for my company if I ever got to that point.
Best regards,
John
A "SWAG" button was always a feature on my old HP calculators. ;>)
"SOYP Engineering" was always a name I'd considered for my company if I ever got to that point.
Best regards,
John
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
You are now part of the problem!!
(Servicio Oceanográfico y de Pesca?)
You are now part of the problem!!
(Servicio Oceanográfico y de Pesca?)
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
I want to set up another account so i can *like* this again.
I want to set up another account so i can *like* this again.
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
FWIW, back when I was an undergraduate (in Biology mind you, but I'd assume it's common across most scientific/technical disciplines), the standard was: What To Foreshorten (WTF).
Regards,
David.
FWIW, back when I was an undergraduate (in Biology mind you, but I'd assume it's common across most scientific/technical disciplines), the standard was: What To Foreshorten (WTF).
Regards,
David.
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
You have won. I don't know what, but you have won it.
You have won. I don't know what, but you have won it.
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
My greatest lifetime achievement. Thank you both.
My greatest lifetime achievement. Thank you both.
Re: JCUBA or DCUBA. hmm, doesn't work.
The AAA obviously, the Awsome Acronym Award
The AAA obviously, the Awsome Acronym Award