What's With All the Acronyms?! Rant

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I don't like acronyms because there seems to be no consistency about whether to use periods or not. When I abbreviate Final Fantasy should I use F.F. or FF?

Not at all game related, but what always irritated me was how so many 1980s hardcore punk bands had names that were acronyms: SSD, DYS, F.U.'s, D.R.I., MDC, GBH, JFA, SOB, etc...
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BoneSnapDeez wrote:I don't like acronyms because there seems to be no consistency about whether to use periods or not. When I abbreviate Final Fantasy should I use F.F. or FF?

Not at all game related, but what always irritated me was how so many 1980s hardcore punk bands had names that were acronyms: SSD, DYS, F.U.'s, D.R.I., MDC, GBH, JFA, SOB, etc...
I never use periods for anything game related.
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If you are on a game forum and don't know what some is referring to when they say "KOTOR", it's probably not the right forum for you.

"MM2? What the hell can that mean? Beat BM in MM2 with the MB? Are you guys some type of wizards? And speaking of what the hell is W&W2 on the NES?"
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I don't care what any of you say, WoW will always be either "Wizard of Wor" or "Will-O-Wisp" to me.
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I first went into the RPG forum looking for one of these

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But everyone kept talking about Final Fantasy and Shin Megami Tensei.
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A friend of a friend used to think "lol" meant "lots-o-love". This made for an awkward moment when he'd say things like "I'm sorry your friend died, lol."
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AppleQueso wrote:A friend of a friend used to think "lol" meant "lots-o-love".
stop.
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Luke wrote:
AppleQueso wrote:A friend of a friend used to think "lol" meant "lots-o-love".
stop.
ok
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AppleQueso wrote:A friend of a friend used to think "lol" meant "lots-o-love". This made for an awkward moment when he'd say things like "I'm sorry your friend died, lol."
Right, because lol is just as uncommon as HOMM or STKOTOR. :roll:
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WTF is up with this POS thread? This is BS. FFS guys, STFU and GTFO.

SMH....
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