Mine is OOO for Out Of Office. I always misread it in my head like a ghost and it takes me a few seconds to process. It also doesn’t translate to speech—you have to say the whole thing.

Interested to see if others have similar acronyms they beef with.

  • Kiwi_Girl
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    426 months ago

    I guess it’s faster to write, so people started to say it as well.

    • @hOrni@lemmy.world
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      136 months ago

      How often do You have to use the phrase “gun shot wound” in everyday speak? Found the American.

      • SeedyOne
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        226 months ago

        It was specifically in a police TV show, spare us the tried joke.

      • @dingus@lemmy.world
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        76 months ago

        It’s used a lot in law enforcement and certain medical environments like hospitals with trauma centers and morgues.