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Originally Posted by Sprung

NO U

or, N-O -U

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Think carefully, which of us is advocating the use of words over letters?

Examine your post.

Then get back to me.

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Originally Posted by Raype

Think carefully, which of us is advocating the use of words over letters?

Examine your post.

Then get back to me.

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You examine my post.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

NO U

or, N-O -U

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http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...an/nousign.jpg

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Originally Posted by Raype

It's unwritten.

But think about it, how many abbreviations are more than 3 letters long that aren't pronounced as words?

Compare "NATO" to "UN".

Or "NAFTA" to "CSA"

Or "NAMBLA" to "NHL".

:wacko:

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So, it's inexistent outside of your needs. :wacko:

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Originally Posted by Sprung

You examine my post.

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I'll examine your "post" alright.

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Originally Posted by Evans

So, it's inexistent outside of your needs.

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Fuck you, you can have the couch tonight :ignore:

Seriously though, give me one common four or more lettered abbreviation that is accepted as being spelt rather than spoken.

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Originally Posted by Raype

I'll examine your "post" alright.



Fuck you, you can have the couch tonight :ignore:

Seriously though, give me one common four or more lettered abbreviation that is accepted as being spelt rather than spoken.

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Yes, or as I call it, the "I was right" spot.

:yawn:

About your ninja edit, since you're the one who goes about saying that there's a rule, I think the burden of proof is yours and not mine.

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Originally Posted by Raype

Seriously though, give me one common four or more lettered abbreviation that is accepted as being spelt rather than spoken.

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SuperNES!!!

Besides, "snes" sounds stupid. EVEN if it were right, that fact would remain.

S-nes all the way!

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Originally Posted by Evans

About your ninja edit, since you're the one who goes about saying that there's a rule, I think the burden of proof is yours and not mine.

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So you want me to find all abbreviations above four letters and prove that they're all spoken?

Yeah, that's gonna happen :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by _M_

SuperNES!!!

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"Sness"

Seriously.

Back in the day, we played the "nintendo". Then we played the "super nintendo". No NES, or SNES.

I still call them Nintendo and Super Nintendo...

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Originally Posted by Raype

So you want me to find all abbreviations above four letters and prove that they're all spoken?

Yeah, that's gonna happen :rolleyes:

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What about NCAA said NCDouble A.

NAACP = NDoubleACP.