FGS, it’s the invasion of the acronym-addicted GOC/YG bunch of CS! We were online trying to find out how the federal dental plan worked with our existing Yukon Dental Program. What we found was something called Coordination of benefits between the CDCP and the YDP. It’s a colossal PITA. It exemplifies the influence of AI on CS who can’t think for themselves and assume that YAM can figure it out from the context.
Oh, I’m sorry, the OC was for DEO. And I guess I wasn’t expected to understand it. Ah well. My dentist is YTM, so I suppose he’ll get it.
But WAW can I find ITARTM? It seems to be MIA. At least I can’t find it. Are GWs designed to be IBS?
Write plain language sentences FFS! There, I said it. I didn’t mean to, but the whole issue of acronyms PMO … except for the title of my column (so, CMAH).
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GLOSSARY
AI: Alternative Idiocy
CDCP: Canada’s DeCeptive Protocols
CMAH: Call Me A Hypocrite
CS: Communication Specialists
DEO: Dentists’ Eyes Only
FFS: A little stronger wording than FGS
FGS: Fer Goodness Sake
GOC: Government Of Colonials
GW: Government Wierdsites
IBS: Impenetrable By Seniors
ITARTM: Information That Actually Relates To Me
MIA: (everybody knows this one): Missing In Action
OC: Original Confusion
PITA: Hemorrhoid
PMO: Puts Me Off
WAW: Where and When
YAM: You And Me
YDP: Yukon’s Disposable Pensioners?
YG: Yahoo Gamers: formerly YTG (Yukon Territorial Golem)YTM: Younger Than Me
