@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agoHow to cope with the idea you may never afford FFS?message-square20fedilinkarrow-up130
arrow-up130message-squareHow to cope with the idea you may never afford FFS?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoThank you. Why do people use acronyms everywhere, without any context ?
minus-squareAnother Catgirllinkfedilink2•2 years agoLazy writing I guess. Or maybe after doing so much research, the writer used the acronym so much that she forgot what it stands for.
minus-squareAdaMlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoBecause this isn’t without context. It’s a commonly recognised term in the trans community, used by a trans person speaking to other trans folk. Of course, not all trans folk know the term even then, but still, the vast majority of people this question is intended for will understand the term
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoOk, I saw this post while browsing Lemmy, I didn’t realise this was posted on a trans community. Still wouldn’t hurt if people didn’t expect all TLAs to be universally known, and maybe add the meaning in their first use
Thank you. Why do people use acronyms everywhere, without any context ?
Lazy writing I guess. Or maybe after doing so much research, the writer used the acronym so much that she forgot what it stands for.
Because this isn’t without context. It’s a commonly recognised term in the trans community, used by a trans person speaking to other trans folk.
Of course, not all trans folk know the term even then, but still, the vast majority of people this question is intended for will understand the term
Ok, I saw this post while browsing Lemmy, I didn’t realise this was posted on a trans community. Still wouldn’t hurt if people didn’t expect all TLAs to be universally known, and maybe add the meaning in their first use