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  1. 'No' - A Linguistic Tangle

    Learn why the abbreviation 'no.' comes from French 'numéro' for number, not English 'no' for negation. Understand its history and digital issues.

    #abbreviations, #frenchlanguage, #linguistics, #orthography, #unicode

    newsletter.tf/why-no-means-num

  2. 'No' - A Linguistic Tangle

    Learn why the abbreviation 'no.' comes from French 'numéro' for number, not English 'no' for negation. Understand its history and digital issues.

    #abbreviations, #frenchlanguage, #linguistics, #orthography, #unicode

    newsletter.tf/why-no-means-num

  3. 'No' - A Linguistic Tangle

    Learn why the abbreviation 'no.' comes from French 'numéro' for number, not English 'no' for negation. Understand its history and digital issues.

    #abbreviations, #frenchlanguage, #linguistics, #orthography, #unicode

    newsletter.tf/why-no-means-num

  4. 'No' - A Linguistic Tangle

    Learn why the abbreviation 'no.' comes from French 'numéro' for number, not English 'no' for negation. Understand its history and digital issues.

    #abbreviations, #frenchlanguage, #linguistics, #orthography, #unicode

    newsletter.tf/why-no-means-num

  5. "A Story Of [The US States To Two (2) Capital Letters] Abbreviations” [(slightly) NSFW]
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    youtube.com/shorts/u29XFwhHtC0 <-- shared (slightly) NSFW video
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    As spatial data professionals- indeed as data professionals generally - we have all been in similar situations, either inside or looking in… so VERY relatable!
    (note that the “98 minute documentary…” “about the men - and one woman” he mentions was – so very sadly! – a fiction generated for his routine…)
    #comedy #garygulman #USStates #abbreviations #designbycommittee #USPS #abbreviation #task #consensus #spatial #organisation #states #USA #CONTRACTor #data #database #consistency #humour

  6. "A Story Of [The US States To Two (2) Capital Letters] Abbreviations” [(slightly) NSFW]
    --
    youtube.com/shorts/u29XFwhHtC0 <-- shared (slightly) NSFW video
    --
    As spatial data professionals- indeed as data professionals generally - we have all been in similar situations, either inside or looking in… so VERY relatable!
    (note that the “98 minute documentary…” “about the men - and one woman” he mentions was – so very sadly! – a fiction generated for his routine…)

  7. @rl_dane

    To react on subject

    I never abbreviate functions; I want to read them all so that when I read back the programming code in a month a year or 10 years it still makes sense to me without reading my remarks

    #Programming #abbreviations #functions #pointers

  8. @rl_dane

    To react on subject

    I never abbreviate functions; I want to read them all so that when I read back the programming code in a month a year or 10 years it still makes sense to me without reading my remarks

    #Programming #abbreviations #functions #pointers

  9. Hello English-speaking #filmfans and cineasts in the #fediverse. I could need some #mastohelp.

    Is there something like a widely accepted and known abbreviation for the expression "original version/track with (English) subtitles" in #English? (I am thinking about a similar short form, like the German #OmU for "Original mit Untertiteln").

    Asking for a friend. ;) All hints are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

    #cinema #filmfestival #englishlanguage #abbreviations

  10. Hello English-speaking #filmfans and cineasts in the #fediverse. I could need some #mastohelp.

    Is there something like a widely accepted and known abbreviation for the expression "original version/track with (English) subtitles" in #English? (I am thinking about a similar short form, like the German #OmU for "Original mit Untertiteln").

    Asking for a friend. ;) All hints are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

    #cinema #filmfestival #englishlanguage #abbreviations