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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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F.U.N.E.X?

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0 01i 00American Heritage Book of English Usage 02i 00lists a number of what they call acronyms used in informal emails. Most are easily recognized as acronyms [LOL, IMO], but others do actually "say" the words: OIC = Oh, I see; ICU = I see you. I'm not sure what this is called.

— Philip

  • 0 01i 00American Heritage Book of English Usage 02i 00lists a number of what they call acronyms used in informal emails.
  • Most are easily recognized as acronyms [LOL, IMO], but others do actually "say" the words: OIC = Oh, I see; ICU = I see you.
  • I'm not sure what this is called.
  • So, thanks for posting the question!
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0 01i00American Heritage Book of English Usage 02i00lists a number of what they call acronyms used in informal emails. Most are easily recognized as acronyms [LOL, IMO], but others do actually "say" the words: OIC = Oh, I see; ICU = I see you. I'm not sure what this is called. So, thanks for posting the question! 0-
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1sup00<<<OIC = Oh, I see; ICU = I see you.02sup00 I'm not sure what this is called.....>>>02br
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00 I01b00 dunno02b00 but I called it lazy English!02img02br
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0This isn't exactly it -- but there's an old puzzle type called a rebus, in which sounds are represented by pictures -- a picture of an eye would stand for "I", a picture of a ewe would mean "you," and so on. Not really what you were asking for, but there it is anyway. 0-
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