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davew


On Mon, Jan 25, 2021, at 3:31 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> 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

> [email protected]

> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/

>  


> *From:* Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Frank Wimberly
> *Sent:* Monday, January 25, 2021 4:18 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]>
> *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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> Frank Wimberly
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> Santa Fe, NM 87505
> 505 670-9918

>  

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