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Originally Posted by daemonfowl
...an abbreviated 'something' ..
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As we are ascertaining that English is not your first language, English is not the first language of many of our members. Using abbreviations is fine if they are common to technical literature. Abbreviations used in text messaging is discouraged, as not everyone uses/understands them.
The goal each poster should attempt to make is to provide clarity to an audience which may be at different levels of language proficiency, & come from different cultural backgrounds. Some may see this as advocating blandness, but clear & concise communication is far more important in an arena where the only way we communicate with each other is through forum posts.
Technical discussions have enough problems. We don't need to complicate the communication further by using descriptions no one understands.