Question:
Why is abbreviation such a long word ?
Stinky
2006-01-30 16:02:19 UTC
Why is abbreviation such a long word ?
Nine answers:
candy177
2006-01-31 22:07:33 UTC
For the same reason that there's an S in LISP - the person who came up with it's a jerk and wanted to seriously screw with people.
catch23
2006-01-31 00:04:12 UTC
That's funny. In the end, I suppose it motivates people to use more abbreviations.
home schooling mother
2006-01-31 00:03:53 UTC
It looks like it is begging to be abbreviated!
QueenofSummertime
2006-01-31 00:04:39 UTC
I don't know, perhaps because if it wasn't we wouldn't be able to abbreviate it.
GS
2006-01-31 00:03:55 UTC
so that they could make a abbreviation for the word.ABRVN
elizabeth_ashley44
2006-01-31 01:39:00 UTC
So people like Steven Wright can have careers.
joeblow
2006-01-31 00:09:30 UTC
because it takes that many letters to spell it
Lyiasha!At The Disco
2006-02-03 03:39:09 UTC
because grammar sucks sucka
As I am
2006-01-31 02:54:31 UTC
well asked.


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