Here are some select thoughts on some abbreviations I’ve seen:
- ‘Merica – An abbreviation for America. While this eliminates a syllable, it only saves one letter.
- ID – as Norm MacDonald points out, this is simply a very skewed abbreviation. The I gets one letter and the D gets five syllables. !!!!
- INT – Now the common abbreviation for a football
interception. This would make sense if you said the one syllable “int”. Oh, but no! You need to say each letter as
in, “It’s his first INT of the season.” Sounds too much like a medical procedure...
- Penna – Believe it or
not, this used to be the abbreviation for Pennsylvania. At least it was the
abbreviation for the Pennsylvania turnpike. Seriously? You, um, added that A at
the end so we wouldn’t confuse this state with who exactly? North Dakota?
Lastly, why is abbreviation such a long word. Five syllables? Twelve letters? C’mon. We’re trying to shorten things here. This is along the same lines as questioning why phonics starts with a P. C’mon.
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