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Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?
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Why is the word dictionary..... in the dictionary?
TINC // [Usenet] Abbreviation: "There Is No Cabal".
See backbone cabal and NANA, but note that this abbreviation did not enter use until long after the dispersal of the backbone cabal....
How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?
It takes a long word to retard spoilage.
BWQ /B-W-Q/ n. [IBM: abbreviation, `Buzz Word Quotient'] The percentage of buzzwords in a speech or documents.
Usually roughly proportional to bogosity. See TLA....
BWQ: /B-W-Q/ [IBM: abbreviation, `Buzz Word Quotient'] The percentage of buzzwords in a speech or documents.
Usually roughly proportional to {bogosity}. See {TLA}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
Where's that cat and why is this printout in long thin strips?
Don't try to have the last word. You might get it. -- Lazarus Long
Don't try to have the last word -- you might get it. -- Lazarus Long