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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Had to verify what JFC was several times before it stuck for me. Acronyms will always happen. I remember when someone recently was upset when I typed rmr. Apparently they didn't like that I skipped the rest of the letters but that's how I always typed it on America On Line Instant Messager back in the day. AOL Instant Messager, or AIM for short.

Sometimes we just have to update with the times or not care, I go back and forth

Edit before someone points out rmr is not an acronym; k