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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: The trouble with acronyms ... #99889 04/03/03 11:32 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 B Bean old hand Bean old hand B 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 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,335 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 487 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 17 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,543 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,917 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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