KJ Eastwick
Slightly crazy writer and passionate educator for those who struggle
One acronym too many
ASD
ADHD
ID
VI
PI
ODD
Acronyms for school
HOD
HOSES
DP
GO
MAT
SCI
MAX
ENG
Is it any wonder our youth struggle to read
To write, construct a sentence
When everything is abbreviated
In schools, the above list goes on
Teachers even get codes on their names
Is there nothing that we won’t shorten.
I 8 PI
To those in the know
This language is quite familiar
But to those who struggle, to decode life
We just zapped you out of understanding
One acronym too many.
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I used to teach computer science in college. One of my first “lessons” was TLAs and FLAs (three letter acronyms and four letter acronyms). It was nearly overwhelming. Social media, etc. has made it worse, and they apply to everything. We’ve forgotten how to speak and write in English.
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I remember turning up to a new job and my boss (who worked 1500kms north) would send me daily emails full of SMS speak. I had no idea what he was telling me to do most of the time!
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We use too many acronyms at work too…. https://mymasheduplife.com/2018/04/25/getting-lost-among-the-acronyms/
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