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Re: It was too hard to just write "Nintendo" and "Super Nintendo"? TaskmasterJack Send a noteboard - 26/06/2010 10:49:18 PM
The Economist Style Guide recommends avoiding abbreviations, particularly abbreviations that aren't immediately understandable. ;)


Those are immediately understandable to most people I know.
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When I was little, I had a checker board with two missing pieces soilent brad - 26/06/2010 08:13:25 PM 1051 Views
What is an NES and SNES? *NM* Tom - 26/06/2010 08:27:40 PM 371 Views
Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System *NM* soilent brad - 26/06/2010 08:31:15 PM 412 Views
It was too hard to just write "Nintendo" and "Super Nintendo"? Tom - 26/06/2010 08:47:01 PM 715 Views
Yes, it was soilent brad - 26/06/2010 08:52:33 PM 835 Views
Re: It was too hard to just write "Nintendo" and "Super Nintendo"? TaskmasterJack - 26/06/2010 10:49:18 PM 860 Views
That says more about the people you know than about the consoles themselves... *NM* Legolas - 26/06/2010 10:55:32 PM 406 Views
Since you people are the people I know and he was talking to all of you... TaskmasterJack - 26/06/2010 11:00:03 PM 606 Views
Thank you *NM* soilent brad - 26/06/2010 11:11:23 PM 390 Views
In that case, you may overestimate how many of the "people you know" know those abbreviations. *NM* Legolas - 26/06/2010 11:22:18 PM 391 Views
There have been quite a lot of Nintendo consoles since the NES. Tim - 27/06/2010 02:06:53 AM 703 Views
As a substantive answer: who lost the original pieces? Tom - 26/06/2010 08:50:08 PM 766 Views
I have no idea soilent brad - 26/06/2010 08:58:11 PM 785 Views
Probably because checkers can effectively be played with mismatched pieces. Darth_Katie - 26/06/2010 09:40:14 PM 752 Views
We used to do that soilent brad - 26/06/2010 09:58:30 PM 807 Views
I think teacup pigs are definitely a yes. *NM* Darth_Katie - 26/06/2010 11:00:32 PM 422 Views
I didn't even know about teacup pigs until I saw that episode *NM* soilent brad - 26/06/2010 11:24:26 PM 313 Views
I didn't know about them until just now. *NM* Darth_Katie - 27/06/2010 04:26:19 AM 362 Views
Very cute soilent brad - 27/06/2010 04:37:57 AM 1058 Views
~clears throat~ Nate - 26/06/2010 09:53:00 PM 742 Views
Oh. My. God. soilent brad - 26/06/2010 10:01:51 PM 777 Views
If you use that pussy shit I will reach through this computer and bitch slap you. Seriously. Jesus! everynametaken - 27/06/2010 03:44:55 AM 756 Views
Oh, you're so manly and cool. Nate - 27/06/2010 04:24:11 AM 728 Views
I didn't want to be the first to say it soilent brad - 27/06/2010 04:39:08 AM 914 Views
The slapping you part was joking, the cute text being a pussy move is not. *NM* everynametaken - 27/06/2010 05:35:31 AM 417 Views
It isn't rhetoric, it's the truth. A cute text message is pussy bullshit. everynametaken - 27/06/2010 05:34:32 AM 777 Views
Well. Nate - 27/06/2010 05:49:59 AM 792 Views
Re: Well. soilent brad - 27/06/2010 07:09:17 AM 967 Views
The truth is... everynametaken - 27/06/2010 06:44:26 PM 719 Views
Wait. Nate - 27/06/2010 07:18:56 PM 766 Views
This is clearly over your head. Good bye. everynametaken - 28/06/2010 04:05:54 AM 793 Views
Re: If you use that pussy shit I will reach through this computer and bitch slap you. Seriously. Rebekah - 27/06/2010 09:39:35 AM 797 Views
Good for you. everynametaken - 27/06/2010 06:48:56 PM 768 Views
Re: ~clears room~ TaskmasterJack - 26/06/2010 10:52:39 PM 783 Views
My favorite Darth_Katie - 26/06/2010 10:58:57 PM 888 Views
LMAO soilent brad - 26/06/2010 11:15:15 PM 769 Views
Re: When I was little, I had a checker board with two missing pieces TaskmasterJack - 26/06/2010 11:01:40 PM 712 Views
You don't think that'd get me slapped? soilent brad - 26/06/2010 11:23:22 PM 723 Views
A cute text? What, are you ten years old? everynametaken - 27/06/2010 03:48:23 AM 952 Views
soilent brad - 27/06/2010 04:14:24 AM 962 Views
Re: everynametaken - 27/06/2010 05:39:27 AM 799 Views
Yes soilent brad - 27/06/2010 07:05:08 AM 982 Views
Re: Yes hethr - 28/06/2010 01:55:32 AM 765 Views
I agree soilent brad - 28/06/2010 03:45:17 AM 942 Views
my husband and I send each other cute texts all the time. Avendesora - 28/06/2010 03:02:17 PM 641 Views
and some women laugh their asses off at their husbands.... hethr - 28/06/2010 09:33:09 PM 713 Views
We had a checker board? hethr - 27/06/2010 03:48:03 PM 633 Views
Yes soilent brad - 27/06/2010 10:27:21 PM 885 Views
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