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Vanyatka Posted 20 years ago
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PIN Number

Hi everyone,

Could you suggest whether it is OK to say things like "PIN Number", "HTTP Protocol", etc? Sometimes, adding that last redundant word may help the understanding, but it certainly discourages people from realising what the abbreviations are all about Emotion: smile What do you think?
  

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Hi, Could you suggest whether it is OK to say things like "PIN Number", "HTTP Protocol", etc? Sometimes, adding that last redundant word may help the understanding, but it certainly discourages people from realising what the abbreviations are all about You ceratinly hear both PIN and PIN number . Such usages are often idiomatic.

— Clive

  • Hi, Could you suggest whether it is OK to say things like "PIN Number", "HTTP Protocol", etc?
  • Sometimes, adding that last redundant word may help the understanding, but it certainly discourages people from realising what the abbreviations are all about You ceratinly hear both PIN and PIN number .
  • Such usages are often idiomatic.
  • We say what we like to say.
  • I have no experience of talking about HTTP.
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Hi,

Could you suggest whether it is OK to say things like "PIN Number", "HTTP Protocol", etc? Sometimes, adding that last redundant word may help the understanding, but it certainly discourages people from realising what the abbreviations are all about

You ceratinly hear both PIN and PIN number
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Thanks, Clive.

I've just been thinking about why PIN Number is more used than, for example, PC Computer, or LCD Displays... Hm... No, people actually say LCD displays! Just discovered another one sample. In case of PIN, the word itself has other meanings, used as a noun or as well as a verb. So adding Number probably clarifies the exact meaning. Thinking about LCD Displays,
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VanyatkaHi everyone,

Could you suggest whether it is OK to say things like "PIN Number", "HTTP Protocol", etc? Sometimes, adding that last redundant word may help the understanding, I agree with you. but it certainly discourages people from realising what the abbreviations are all about
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VanyatkaHi everyone,

Could you suggest whether it is OK to say things like "PIN Number", "HTTP Protocol", etc? Sometimes, adding that last redundant word may help the understanding, I agree with you. but it certainly discourages people from realising what the abbreviations ar
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