• Oida Grantla@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 days ago

      Ah, thank you very much. You know, we all know US-ians love their appreviations, but without the right context they are just confusing.

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        2 days ago

        I just figured it would be obvious in the context of “person who won the 2016 US presidential popular vote” mb.

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          1 day ago

          Somehow it is annoying for a lot people when appreviations are used and people expect to know the context.

          Would you know the Context when I talk about FJS buying tanks that not even the manufacturer liked, or the planes that became known as “the widow maker”

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              No, because we’re used to get full names… I didn’t even know Hillary Clinton has a middle name. In german media she’s always just Hillary Clinton.

              And I think this is some US defaultism the world shakes it’s head over.