skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Transfem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 年前How to cope with the idea you may never afford FFS?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareHow to cope with the idea you may never afford FFS?skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Transfem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 年前message-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareanswer42linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前Thank you. Why do people use acronyms everywhere, without any context ?
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 年前Because this isn’t without context. It’s a commonly recognised term in the trans community, used by a trans person speaking to other trans folk. Of course, not all trans folk know the term even then, but still, the vast majority of people this question is intended for will understand the term
minus-squareanswer42linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前Ok, I saw this post while browsing Lemmy, I didn’t realise this was posted on a trans community. Still wouldn’t hurt if people didn’t expect all TLAs to be universally known, and maybe add the meaning in their first use
minus-squareAnother Catgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前Lazy writing I guess. Or maybe after doing so much research, the writer used the acronym so much that she forgot what it stands for.
Thank you. Why do people use acronyms everywhere, without any context ?
Because this isn’t without context. It’s a commonly recognised term in the trans community, used by a trans person speaking to other trans folk.
Of course, not all trans folk know the term even then, but still, the vast majority of people this question is intended for will understand the term
Ok, I saw this post while browsing Lemmy, I didn’t realise this was posted on a trans community. Still wouldn’t hurt if people didn’t expect all TLAs to be universally known, and maybe add the meaning in their first use
Lazy writing I guess. Or maybe after doing so much research, the writer used the acronym so much that she forgot what it stands for.