Is M&M's short for something?
We are all guilty of it. Me, as much as the next person. When in doubt, we abbreviate. Acronyms are as much a part of our lives as BLT. This practise is as recent as the 20th century. And like all things new, I hate it. O.K. I'm not entirely anti-acronyms. A little discretion is all i ask for. I can't imagine the bard writing, "TBONTB. That is the question."The advent of the internet and instant messaging has further derailed the train of good writing. What with 'btw' and 'omg' appearing more often than 'apropos' and 'hypothically'. In India, they refer to messaging on mobile phones as SMS("I'll SMS you" or "send me an SMS"). SMS stands for short messaging service. How the bloody hell does one send someone a service via a cellular phone?
And saying the whole thing is so time-consuming! Who's going to pollute the world if we waste all our time saying complete words?
This morning, I was sipping on my morning coffee and reading my newspaper, when it jumped out at me. Front page. Bottom right hand corner. A quarter page insert. IBS. I was just about to cackle(I don't normally cackle but some situations demand a little more out of you), wondering which proctologist was advertising in the front page, when i saw that it was an ad. for a Business school. Is irritable bowel syndrome not as popular in India as in the U.S?
Would you go to a school called Hernia?
I know i wouldn't.
posted by chandru @ 10:53 PM
1 Comments:
I am not sure if M&M is short for something, but i sure don't like it. who in their right mind came up with the idea to create barely nibble sized, artificial chocolates that are covered in candy!
either ways, i have to say I do like accronyms- as long as I understand them. the ones I don't get frustrate me too.
and no I will not go to a school named Hernia. even if they call it school 'H'
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