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[steinbil]

Do a search on this forum for "SB" which of course stands for ScubaBoard, and for DM which means divemaster. Are all these members who have capitalized the term, also simply and irrefutably wrong? Is Miriam Webster (click here) wrong when they give examples of capitalized abbreviations for single words as part of the definition of acronym? See the part about "compound term" in the first paragraph if you're confused.

Do you really not see the difference between these abbreviations?

1. Facebook -> FB
2. decompression -> deco

#2 cuts off letters ONLY from the end of the word, and keeps part of the word intact. It is pronounced as written. This is similar to using a word like "ad" for "advertisement". Or do you also write AD in all-caps – "I'm running an AD campaign for my company" – making it look like the more common acronym (Anno Domini)?

#1 is pronounced by saying the individual letters "Eff Bee", although it's mostly used in writing, and the word is even a compound word created by putting "face" and "book" together, so it works almost like a normal acronym like "FBI" for "Federal Bureau of Investigation"

Let's use Instagram as an example. Common abbreviations are "IG", "Insta" and "gram". Would you put "INSTA" and "GRAM" in all-caps?

ETA:
You know if you keep writing DECO, people might think you are using an actual acronym and try to spell it out. Do you want people to think you are: Dumb Entity Clearly Obtuse?

 

[LI-er]

Let's use Instagram as an example. Common abbreviations are "IG", "Insta" and "gram". Would you put "INSTA" and "GRAM" in all-caps?

No, I would only put IG in all caps, as I do DECO. I wouldn't put "DE" and "COMP" and "RESSION" in all-caps.

 

[steinbil]

No, I would only put IG in all caps, as I do DECO. I wouldn't put "DE" and "COMP" and "RESSION" in all-caps.

But you would put "DECO" and "MPRESSION" in all-caps. Got it. Makes perfect sense. Just like your gear choices.

 

[LI-er]

But you would put "DECO" and "MPRESSION" in all-caps. Got it. Makes perfect sense. Just like your gear choices.

I put DECO in all caps. I would not put "MPRESSION" in all caps.

 

[Chris-Wood]

No, I would only put IG in all caps, as I do DECO. I wouldn't put "DE" and "COMP" and "RESSION" in all-caps.

Either you're getting a kick out of this or you're stupid.

Even in the link you posted about abbreviations and acronyms, decompression would be 'deco' without any capitalisation, as it's one word, simply shortened.

If you wanted to use an acronym for decompression, it would simply be 'D'.

In your example with a dive computer with a lower case letter, it's due to a limitation of LCD (that's a great example of an acronym for Liquid Crystal Display).

 

[stiebs]

Do a search on this forum for "SB" which of course stands for ScubaBoard, and for DM which means divemaster. Are all these members who have capitalized the term, also simply and irrefutably wrong? Is Miriam Webster (click here) wrong when they give examples of capitalized abbreviations for single words as part of the definition of acronym? See the part about "compound term" in the first paragraph if you're confused.

Seriously dude? Did you even read the link you posted?

SB for scuba board and DM for dive master are initialisations. Which is why they use capital letters.
Using "deco" as an abbreviation of "decompression" is called clipping or shortening, and does not use capital letters.

See attached screenshot of the Vt Pro computer manual showing a screen with a lower case letter.

Again. Seriously dude?
That is a screen shot of "dAY" spelled out using a 7-segment display. That is a limitation of the technology used. Not a design choice, and most certainly not a linguistic choice.

 

[stiebs]

Is this a trick question? What does one's equipment have to do with the reason for carrying a PLB?

This is a nonsense question imho. Why do you have an octopus if you never had a problem with your primary reg?

My point was not about the PLB.

My point was, that he (as we all) carry certain equipment for that 1 in a 1000 time we might need it. Just because we have needed it before doesn't mean we don't stop carrying it.

Just because a situation hasn't arised, doesn't mean it won't in the future.

Same goes for his gear in reverse. Just because his mess of equipment that is full of potential hazards hasn't caused an issue, doesn't mean it won't.

 

[LI-er]

SB for scuba board and DM for dive master are initialisations.

According to an internet search the word "initialisation" means nothing more than "to assign an initial value to (a variable or storage location) in a computer program. Derived forms."

BUZZ! Try again.

As far as the use of the lower case "d" on my computer, you asked for an example, I provided one.

It's time to stop with the childish 'that doesn't count!" protesting.

 

[stiebs]

Either you're getting a kick out of this or you're stupid.

I cannot bring myself to believe that he could be so stubborn and stupid, so the only other alternative is that he is a troll. And a damn good one at that. Most trolls die off after only a couple of pages.

 

[stiebs]

According to an internet search the word "initialisation" means nothing more than "to assign an initial value to (a variable or storage location) in a computer program. Derived forms."

BUZZ! Try again.

As far as the use of the lower case d in my computer manual, you asked for an example, I provided one.

It's time to stop with the childish 'that doesn't count!" complaining.

Sorry, I stand corrected. An "initialism".

I have wasted enough depressions of my keyboard switches to continue to respond beyond this. I pity anyone who has to put up with you personally.