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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I prefer it written in capitals. ID, CD etc. Plant id sounds a bit psychological to me. I do hate free-range apostrophes though.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    Ah.... the bless'ed Grocer's Apostrophe.  

    What's it called when initial letters of something make a word?  Acronym?
    I wish I was a glow worm
    A glow worm's never glum
    Cos how can you be grumpy
    When the sun shines out your bum!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    As in PITA
    We are sensitive souls, more susceptible to life's aggravations than is the common prejudice.
    PITA affect us deeply.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Laura, you've just inspired me to invent a new game : compose a phrase for which "acronym" is an acronym.  Such as:

    Association for the Corruption of Ravishing, 'ot, Nubile Young Men.  I'm definitely blaming that on the heat.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I had to look it up as I couldn't remember. Initialism. To be an acronym you have to be able to say the letters as a word like NASA.  ID is technically an abbreviation of identification but is interchangeable with the initialism of Identification Document.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    Ahhh.... I did not know that.  Initialism.  Thank you. 
    I wish I was a glow worm
    A glow worm's never glum
    Cos how can you be grumpy
    When the sun shines out your bum!
  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    Laura, you've just inspired me to invent a new game : compose a phrase for which "acronym" is an acronym.  Such as:

    Association for the Corruption of Ravishing, 'ot, Nubile Young Men.  I'm definitely blaming that on the heat.
    Yeah..... not going near that one..... :D

    Association of Curmudgeonly Radish, Onion, New Potato and Yam Munchers.
    I wish I was a glow worm
    A glow worm's never glum
    Cos how can you be grumpy
    When the sun shines out your bum!
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    How about 
    " Here's my pigsty of a garden, how can I turn it into something AMAAAAAAAAAZING?" 
    subtext " I'm not prepared to put any effort, time or money into it "
    Well, it's just as well I'm Harry Potter, here, borrow my wand
    Devon.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Needz to look amaaaaaazing but I don't want to have to do much maintenance. 😒
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    wild edges said:
    I prefer it written in capitals. ID, CD etc. Plant id sounds a bit psychological to me. I do hate free-range apostrophes though.
    I don’t mind which way it’s written, my English is hopeless, but I wish they would add ‘please’  instead of a demand. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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