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Diarmúid :
Like Scuba, Tuba is also an acronym, meaning Terrible Underwater Breathing Apparatus
2023-11-21 19:06:09
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may :
north east south west stands for never eat soggy waffles
2023-11-21 20:47:00
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Spencer :
When someone tries to say Bae is “Before Anyone Else”, NO it’s literally just shorthand for Babe lmao
2023-11-25 17:10:26
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Lamb With Carrot for :
It's delightful to come across linguistic info that's orl korrect for once.
2023-11-21 17:36:01
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J :
People thinking “meta” is an acronym always make me shudder.
2023-11-26 02:05:24
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DakotaRei :
Would you say pin (personal identification number) is also becoming a word?
2023-11-26 06:59:57
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MikiKikiriki :
Anyone else like them
2024-08-30 11:45:42
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Clippity :
Thank you! If I have to see one more person say News is acronym...
2023-11-21 22:32:09
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jen.nuhhh :
I vividly remember my uncle getting heated when I told him newspaper doesn’t stand for “north east west south past and present events report”
2023-11-23 01:49:38
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mia 🍉 :
The oil still has the old name in Ireland
2023-11-21 18:02:08
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Sam :
*passion fruit, not pomegranate (best drink ever)
2023-11-21 17:50:45
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Etymology Nerd on Substack :
Absolutely losing it at all the people who watched this entire video and are still convinced that the acronym etymology they know is correct
2023-11-21 23:38:56
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Natasha🥴 :
Are you telling me I have lived 21 years not realising you guys just renamed fucking rapeseed oil
2023-11-21 20:32:26
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Finlay Williams :
We still call the oil thag in Britain. Didnt realise conola was the same thing
2023-11-21 18:31:04
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Ruairí Ó Cnoic :
Don't take CLUB sandwich (Chicken and Lettuce Under Bacon) away from me
2023-11-21 18:54:58
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Mystic system :
So scuba stands for self contained underwater breathing apparatus, but did you know tuba is also an acronym?Terrible underwater breathing apparatus
2023-11-21 19:52:05
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Alex Ross :
the number of times I've had to correct people for saying "Notable events, weather, and sports" "Beer and Alcohol Room" and "Red Dust" is too high.
2023-11-22 02:43:27
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Eli | Dark Fantasy Writer :
It’s still called rapeseed oil, America is the only country prudish enough for that to be an issue to the point they “have to” rename it.
2023-11-22 00:29:58
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user1121024006296 :
thank youuuu like why would Bae mean before anyone else rather than being baby shortened to one syllable
2023-11-21 20:42:52
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Carlton :
there's like 5 different 'news' acronyms but actually it's just the plural of new
2023-11-21 21:11:44
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hanfinity :
in the context of gaming, meta is short for meta-game, not most efficient tactics available. this one bothers me more than it should
2023-11-21 19:24:28
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stanley :
we still call it rapeseed oil in the uk.
2023-11-21 17:51:31
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Timber🌲 :
saw someone say that ‘to bump a post’ comes from ‘bring up my post’ and like. come on
2023-11-22 02:57:58
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ishizerii :
it's also a way to erase if a word is from a minority community and it's frustrating:'3
2023-11-21 17:37:05
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cardiokungen :
Can't believe that nobody mentioned "Laser" = light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
2023-11-21 18:56:18
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Allan-your friend or foe :
The fucking viral post about how News stands for “news entertainment wether and sports” makes me seethe every time it resurfaces
2023-11-21 17:47:16
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bonnie baby! :
i think the prevalence of backronyms should be studied
2023-11-21 22:21:04
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hv03 :
POG is Play Of the Game?
2023-11-21 17:58:09
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MAdler🎗️ :
So is scuba NOT self contained underwater breathing apparatus?
2023-11-22 05:21:59
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Cormac :
Canola oil is still widely called rapeseed oil
2023-11-21 19:35:47
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rory :
laser is my favourite acronym etymology that lots of people don’t really know
2023-11-21 17:34:49
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🤍 :
if backronyms have a thousand haters i am one of them. if backronyms have no haters i am dead
2023-11-21 23:45:38
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Государственный Артемий :
My favorite of the false ones is “goodbye,” meaning “God be with ye.” Instead of good = good and bye = journey.
2023-11-21 23:08:16
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𝙉𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙚 Ⓐ☭ :
Arby's stands for roast beef 😌🤙
2023-11-25 05:50:27
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Dorian Skye :
I thought POG was from Overwatch's "play of the game". I remember ppl calling it "the P-O-G" and just thought it got shortened to "POG"
2023-11-25 03:53:39
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🥥 coconuts 🥥 :
These fake ones are called backronyms
2023-11-21 19:10:45
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J R W :
If I hear To Insure Prompt Service one more time… it’s not even grammatically correct!
2023-11-21 17:37:21
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Cyan🩵 :
OK comes from the purposeful misspelling of “all correct” as “oll korect” which was shortened to OK
2023-11-21 18:44:19
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El Gallo :
ol korrect
2023-11-21 17:52:49
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fuardeas🏴🇰🇵 :
rapeseed is still used as a name though???
2023-11-21 17:40:04
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Caffeine 🦇 :
does Prindl count?
2023-11-23 06:15:59
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Lukewarm_pe :
My most hated one is when people try to claim WiFi means something
2023-11-22 04:15:02
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Erik :
The newspaper one makes me so mad
2023-11-21 21:00:21
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Userseventwoeight :
My favorite is newspaper, north east west south past and present everything report.
2023-11-21 19:33:30
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4straphobia ⁴⁴ • he/him 🍉 :
CANOLA OIL IS RAPESEED OIL???? I THOUGHT IT WAS SUM SPECIAL
2023-11-21 17:43:40
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aleczandersmith :
Please explain Okay
2023-11-21 17:44:44
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benguin :
Small correction: the P in POG stands for Passion (Fruit), not Pomegranate :)
2023-11-21 17:40:17
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Not Spam991 :
people think "meta" (as in metagame) is an acronym for "most effective tactic available" and it pisses me off
2023-11-22 02:18:22
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Moris Kehl :
oll korrekt
2023-11-21 19:05:11
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goorglegoorgle :
OMG I KNOW WHAT CANOLA IS NOW !!! OMG !!!
2023-11-21 18:24:30
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Terra 🏳️⚧️ :
I remember searching for the etymology of okay/ok and I couldn't find a consensus on whether okay or ok came first
2023-11-22 17:09:09
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Sara (سارة) :
POG is actually passion fruit, orange, guava, I’m pretty sure
2023-11-22 05:28:46
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Ed Plays Bass 🎸🤟 :
Someone I know thinks "golf" originally meant "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden". I looked it up, it's wrong, told him but he still believes it
2023-11-21 19:17:41
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