tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post8853768555025042997..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: More than One MeaningDaughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-44416154622677810222016-08-30T16:20:19.520-05:002016-08-30T16:20:19.520-05:00This isn't an acronym, but I just remembered t...This isn't an acronym, but I just remembered that the word "user" can mean either someone who uses something (like a website, as in "user testing") or someone who uses illegal drugs. Not a good pair to confuse.<br />Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-51582305144745993292016-07-27T16:34:37.892-05:002016-07-27T16:34:37.892-05:00Just remembered another one: BLM has long mean the...Just remembered another one: BLM has long mean the Bureau of Land Management (which came up a lot in the Bundy building takeover in Oregon), but now it also means Black Lives Matter. There were some very confusing headlines during the Oregon standoff!Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-75333135228369081612016-07-20T14:56:43.073-05:002016-07-20T14:56:43.073-05:00In Illinois state government, it's Central Man...In Illinois state government, it's Central Management Services. I'm not sure what they do -- manage things centrally, I guess.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-72172858547565292132016-07-19T10:32:58.456-05:002016-07-19T10:32:58.456-05:00Here's another one: CMS, which to me means &qu...Here's another one: CMS, which to me means "content management system" (such as Blogger). But it's also the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, of course. Their web team must get really confused.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-8698404543633097952016-07-18T14:10:33.628-05:002016-07-18T14:10:33.628-05:00And, of course, the CU L8R license plate.
All of ...And, of course, the CU L8R license plate.<br /><br />All of these lead/lead confusions make me long for spelling reform. Seems like I never see the past tense of lead spelled led anymore.<br />Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-9518899548514338922016-07-18T14:03:53.512-05:002016-07-18T14:03:53.512-05:00I can think of only one offhand: CU, which can sta...I can think of only one offhand: CU, which can stand for "credit unit" (teaching a college course gets you <i>x</i> CUs), "credit union," Champaign-Urbana, Columbia University, and (no doubt) dozens of other things.<br /><br />"Lead organizer" to me suggests pencil management. :)Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.com