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July 13, 2009 9:08 pm at 9:08 pm #590029yossi z.Member
RAS syndrome commonly known as Redundant Abbreviations Syndrome syndrome is a disease that effects most people if you use or know of any redundant abbreviations please post i’ll start with a few examples:
PIN#: Personal Identification Number #
MAST trousers: Mneumatic Anti-Shock Trousers trousers
July 14, 2009 3:53 am at 3:53 am #650472kapustaParticipantJuly 14, 2009 5:42 am at 5:42 am #650473bein_hasdorimParticipantgut yom tov! 🙂
July 14, 2009 7:36 am at 7:36 am #650474JayMatt19ParticipantFor some reason I remember having this conversation here before.
Mayim Achronim Vasser
NFL Football
RBIs (It is already plural)
July 14, 2009 12:57 pm at 12:57 pm #650475JosephParticipantIt is obvious that the OP suffers from this syndrome, by the very title of this thread (and opening line of the OP.)
July 14, 2009 1:56 pm at 1:56 pm #650476JotharMemberFor those of you computer geeks of a certain age, there’s FAT table. There’s the VIN # for your vehicle.
I disagree with NFL football. NFL refers to the league. There’s NFL clothing, NFL sponsorships, and there’s NFL football, as distinguished from Arena football or futbol.
Then there are recursive acronyms like GNU (GNU Not Unix), a predecessor to linux.
July 14, 2009 2:26 pm at 2:26 pm #650477cherrybimParticipantMayim Achronim Vasser
July 14, 2009 4:13 pm at 4:13 pm #650478jewishfeminist02MemberP.S.S. Post Script Script (should be P.P.S., Post Post Script)
July 14, 2009 5:03 pm at 5:03 pm #650479feivelParticipantthe CR Room
July 14, 2009 5:25 pm at 5:25 pm #650480cholentkugelkishkeMemberMayim Achronim Vasser Water
July 14, 2009 6:13 pm at 6:13 pm #650481yossi z.Memberha ha feivel
oh come on joseph who doesn’t? (it usually isn’t done on purpose)
July 14, 2009 6:17 pm at 6:17 pm #650482mepalMemberThats triple.
1. Mayim
2. Vasser
3. Water
For all those that didn’t get it the first time!
(Now how do you say water in French??)
July 14, 2009 8:13 pm at 8:13 pm #650483yossi z.MemberRPG games
July 15, 2009 9:39 pm at 9:39 pm #650485beepsParticipantwell, you have those phrases that are also urksome. e.g. Soup plate. its a bowl, people!
July 15, 2009 11:11 pm at 11:11 pm #650486kapustaParticipantmepal, first thing that I got on google. You owe me one. 😉
de l’eau(duh law)
still water:de l’eau plate(duh law platt)
fizzy water:de l’eau gazeuse(duh law gahzuhz)
drinking water:de l’eau potable(duh law poh-tabluh)
July 16, 2009 2:34 am at 2:34 am #650487yossi z.Membernow you go and ask for mayim achronim like that 🙂
July 16, 2009 3:03 pm at 3:03 pm #650488mepalMemberwhy thank you, kapusta! Good goin there! Now your wish shall be my desire! (Just dont ask for me to bake/cook/clean for ya, k?)
July 16, 2009 6:22 pm at 6:22 pm #650489bein_hasdorimParticipantChallah bread
CD Disc
Tzidreiter Meshugganer
July 16, 2009 6:39 pm at 6:39 pm #650490mepalMember“Tzidreiter Meshugganer”-uhu!
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