One that always puzzled me is ANOMALY. my dictionary (Webster's) says it's an abnormality. To me this suggests that the word abnormality was hacked to death years ago to create a slightly shorter version (for what ever purpose) that not only means the same thing but is made up of the same letters (probably by some Scientist, Dr. or Researcher that was either too lazy or couldn't spell it out.) and my question is: is this NORMAL or just an ANOMALY??? :tongue-out3: :tongue-out2::tongue-out::thinking::thinking::nerd::thumb2: Rick H.
Abbreviations and acronyms (what do those letters mean?)
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Anomaly is a descendant of the Greek word anōmalos,
First seen in 1603.
History and Etymology for abnormal
First seen used in 1817.
So we can conclude that anomaly is not derived from abnormality. There, glad we've sorted that one out! lol
Who knew modelling could be so informative about language!? :smiling6: :smiling6: :smiling6: PS there ain't nothin' normal here!
A!?Well, if you are moving on to words now why is abbreviation such a long word?
Andy.
Some more….
AB…..airbrush.
BMF….bare metal foil (or finish).
NMF….natural metal finish.
RTV rubber…..room temperature vulcanising rubber (only relevant to mould makers).
TLA….three letter acronym :tongue-out3:
AB…..airbrush.
BMF….bare metal foil (or finish).
NMF….natural metal finish.
RTV rubber…..room temperature vulcanising rubber (only relevant to mould makers).
TLA….three letter acronym :tongue-out3:
Can't IMHO believe we've missed.....IMHO = in my humble opinion.....
G
Dale your life of modelling is far from complete. If you like guessing games, like part no's that are given but not on the sprue. Strange instructions done by a group of designers writing in Chinese and having a Google translation that is literal.Other than that not bad kits .:smiling3:
the dumbest:
world wide web. three words, three syllables. lets abbreviate that to www. double U, double U, double U. Six syllables.
WTAF.
world wide web. three words, three syllables. lets abbreviate that to www. double U, double U, double U. Six syllables.
WTAF.
A valid point when spoken, but it is a lot quicker to write?
but longer to read...
Never thought of that, but very true. Now you mention it, yeah, a bit daft. Good call.
MLT….Mr Levelling Thinners…
I've just invented one I think MHH = My Head Hurts! Normally employed when dialogue of such utter profundity (such as the preceding posts)
goes WOMH (Way Over My Head). Can't help being a thicko!
Steve
goes WOMH (Way Over My Head). Can't help being a thicko!
Steve
ETLA - Extended Three Letter Acronym (i.e. 4 letters)
ETO - european theatre of operations ( ww2)
MTO - meditteranean theatre of operations ( ww2)
PTO - pacific theatre of operations( ww2)
SEAC- south east asia conflict ( vietnam )
MTO - meditteranean theatre of operations ( ww2)
PTO - pacific theatre of operations( ww2)
SEAC- south east asia conflict ( vietnam )
NYJBS - Now You're Just Being Silly
In the early days of computers scanners used to use an interface called TWAIN. It stood for “thing without an interesting name”…..
At work we joke that Piaggio Group products are built using SMART technology......
Send Me Another Recall Tomorrow
Nick
Send Me Another Recall Tomorrow
Nick
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