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What is your least favourite acronym? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 2 years ago by thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine is OOO for Out Of Office. I always misread it in my head like a ghost and it takes me a few seconds to process. It also doesn't translate to speech—you have to say the whole thing.

Interested to see if others have similar acronyms they beef with.

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[–] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

What's the marketing meaning? I only know about the psychological effect of feeling anxious when disconnected or not taking part to an event.

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

Triggering that anxiety to sell you stuff. Seasonal or promotional things and big sales are usually aimed at taking advantage of fomo.

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