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  1. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    this peculiar practice of abbreviating w/ to w/? What's all that about then? [​IMG]
     
    cerberus, Sep 20, 2017
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    Derideo_Te Well-Known Member

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    "w/o" is the abbreviation for without so "w/" is the abbreviation for with.

    If you have your coffee w/o milk and sugar then you can have some pie /w ice cream on top.
     
    Derideo_Te, Sep 20, 2017
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    perdidochas Well-Known Member

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    It's been around a long time, at least in the U.S.
     
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    Deckel Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    is changing w/ to w/ a change or an abbreviation? i think somebody needs to lay off the :alcoholic:
     
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  5. cerberus

    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    But why that particular word and evidently no others? I mean if it was a word w/ :) 10 or more characters I'd be able to see the point.
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    What else would you call it? [​IMG]
     
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    I get lazy, & use the abbreviation often.

    IDGAF if anyone dislikes it, or my posting style.
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Sep 21, 2017
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I've seen it as "w/out" :roll: [​IMG]
     
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    Yeah, that works too.
     
    Just_a_Citizen, Sep 21, 2017
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    w/ = w/ It is like asking, "why are people abbreviating "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" with Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?"
     
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    cerberus Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You seem extraordinarily er, what's the word now? [​IMG] Ah yes, precocious, Decky. :mrgreen:
     
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    Deckel Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Usually it is pretentious, but as long as it begins with a pre-, it eventually applies to me.
     
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    Preposterous?

    Prehistoric?

    Prehensile?

    Pregnant?

    Premenstrual?

    Or is that just presumptuous of me?

    ;)
     
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    Deckel Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Often

    Eventually

    Yes

    Not currently, but my commas tend to be

    Perpetually

    More predictable than presumptuous :pumpkin:[/QUOTE]
     
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    [/QUOTE]

    You mast have awesome time traveling superpowers if you can become prehistoric!

    :roflol:
     
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    Or I acknowledge that eventually will forget about our sad generation of humans as if we were the missing link or something
     
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    Maybe, but you must admit that my 'precocious' rhymes better with 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'? :sunnysideup: :p

    [​IMG] Is this thread going anywhere? :juggle:
     
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    W/d it matter if it w/sn't?
     
    Derideo_Te, Sep 22, 2017
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    [​IMG]
     
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