I'm noticing lately that acronyms are being used more frequently not only in this discussion group but also in the mass media. I'm no stranger to acronyms, I use them daily in my training as a pilot to remember checklists and such. I used them in my previous career as automobile service consultant but, I was trained that the use of acronyms when talking to a customer (or lay person) was a no-no. Not only was it a no-no it was rude and inconsiderate to the person in which you are talking to. What good is a acronym if the recipient has no idea what your talking about. I notice alot of people use acronyms to "enhance" the perception of intelligence. How do you feel about this?  IYHO APBC and for you AOL'ers don't BLYAO.

How about sheer laziness? IMHO

STFU!

ACRONYM     - Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning

wtf?

IMHO & FWIW most people are lazy.

Most of the time if you put an Acronym into a conversation the Numb Nuts will not know WTH it stands for!

JM $.02 Worth.

BigDozer66

IBTL

AWOB !!

Please use the acronym's!! nobody here can spell, so please stop trying.

IMHO, it's my SWAG that it saves typing.  It's not laziness, it's expediting a thought.  

IBTL!!


However, I think that using 'ur' for your and other letters for words that are NOT acronyms is stupid.  

LOL, isn't acronym usage what keeps this discussion group "G" rated?....
--RR (RoadRunner)