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What is your least favourite acronym? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I like how you say "ghee" is a common word

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

London, UK. Ghee is an everyday word. So is Bombay Aloo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Dang. As an Indian-American, I rarely hear non-Indians say "ghee," and the few times I do on YouTube videos, it's always "ghee butter."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I'm a pasty, old, white man and even I've got a half-full can of ghee in the fridge. I know you don't have to keep it in the fridge but I'm short of cupboard space.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Allow me to clarify...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Shut up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

It is in my house!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cook more lol. It is common if you like making food!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

For non-Indian food, I've seen coconut and olive oil used, almost never ghee.