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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: The trouble with acronyms ... #99889 04/03/2003 11:32 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 I've switched to saying the "word" ID as a word, (id, rhymes with squid) rather than saying the letters. There's some nice multi-layered meaning that way. E.g.: As husband is going out the door - "Don't forget your id." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted The trouble with acronyms ... RhubarbCommando 04/02/2003 11:48 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... of troy 04/02/2003 11:59 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... RhubarbCommando 04/02/2003 12:06 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... of troy 04/02/2003 1:01 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... Coffeebean 04/02/2003 8:35 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... nancyk 04/02/2003 11:24 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... sjm 04/02/2003 11:29 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... nancyk 04/02/2003 11:51 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... Jackie 04/03/2003 2:19 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... Bean 04/03/2003 11:32 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... RubyRed 04/05/2003 6:32 AM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... sjm 04/02/2003 8:40 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... TheFallibleFiend 04/02/2003 12:09 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... copyboy 04/02/2003 11:20 PM Re: The trouble with acronyms ... RubyRed 04/05/2003 6:56 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 Posts230,262 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 8 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 LukeJavan8 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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