[FRIAM] Acronyms

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I assume when people use acronyms it is to communicate their membership in a club that I am not qualified to join, and they want me to be sure I know that.  So the medium IS the message.  Also, i’s a useful move in an interpersonal power game.  It forces the other person to come groveling back for an explication.  BICBW.

 

Nick 

 

Nick Thompson

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 4:18 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: [FRIAM] Acronyms

 

Can you all be careful about the use of acronyms?  You're not as bad as my daughter whose emails are full of BRB, IDK, WYD, etc.  Unless you're sure that it's universally known why not put its meaning in parentheses the first time you use it in an email and then use it freely after that.


 

Thanks,

 

Frank

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