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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The trouble with acronyms ... #99877 04/02/03 11:48 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando OP Pooh-Bah OP RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 ... is that they encourage tautology. In particular, I am always peeved to be asked for my "PIN number," rather than just my "PIN" Any other acronymic tautologies? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted The trouble with acronyms ... RhubarbCommando 04/02/03 11:48 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... of troy 04/02/03 11:59 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... RhubarbCommando 04/02/03 12:06 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... of troy 04/02/03 01:01 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... Coffeebean 04/02/03 08:35 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... nancyk 04/02/03 11:24 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... sjm 04/02/03 11:29 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... nancyk 04/02/03 11:51 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... Jackie 04/03/03 02:19 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... Bean 04/03/03 11:32 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... RubyRed 04/05/03 06:32 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... sjm 04/02/03 08:40 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... TheFallibleFiend 04/02/03 12:09 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... copyboy 04/02/03 11:20 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... RubyRed 04/05/03 06:56 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,975 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,145 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,944 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,952 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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