Originally Posted By: Faldage
Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc
Since there's no opprobrium attached to the unabbreviated expansion*, there's no need to resort to euphemism or disguise. Some savings of time, maybe, therefore textlish, but no alpha/bravo stuff.

* (for "OMG")


But with SNAFU it's pronounced as a word and not spelled out. It's snafu, not ess en ay eff you.

That's because it's pronounceable as a word, whereas OMG and WTF are not. No one spells out UNICEF, because it's easy to pronounce as a word, but FDIC, not so much... :0)