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[Caaareful Shopper]

I don't think I've ever seen On Air Presenter used here so OAP escaped me.

I see brand ambassador, brand rep, on air guest, or vendor.

I was stumpted with OAP.  But, good to know, I guess.

[LTT1]

@Cakers3 

oops! I use these too!

[Sooner]

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@bikerbabe wrote:
@Sooner

Sports: are you talking about using nicknames etc. for athletes because that’s not new? I watch sports news daily, so it’s not an issue that has come to mind.

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@bikerbabe Last night's news used initials for two player's names.  Then they used initials for a state college's arena. I had NO idea what they were talking about.  Granted I don't follow sports, but if it is the news cast to the general public, use the athlete's names or don't report it.  And name the venue where the game is played.  I don't see that as too much to ask.  

[Sooner]

How inconsiderate is it to not spell out what you are trying to communicate?  Or just rude to leave people not in the know about certain products, people, places to go to events.  Really?  

Even the now initialed people deserve being referred to by name. Unless I guess if someone is being meanabout them.

How do you expect everyone to know what brand you are talking about by initials?  Or person?  Or place?  Or are you just communicating with those in the "in" crowd?  Does it make like a decoder ring or secret word?

[Icegoddess]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

Another blast from the past topic.

Posters have been chastised for using DH, DS. DD, DDIL etc. I use them and the context can certainly identify what those mean.

"shrug"

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@Cakers3 , but not always.  I posted something reently about my SIL and everybody thought I was referring to my sister-in-law, not son-in-law even though I used "he".  The context of what the post was about could've been either.  

[ValuSkr]

I find it more annoying when an acronym is used in a news article without previously defining it.  Many years ago, we learned to note the acronym parenthetically the first time it's used in a piece of writing.  Thereafter, the acronym can be used with abandon; no one should be left wondering since it's already been defined.  But that rule must not be taught any more...

[Group 5 minus 1]

Hubbs really dislikes initials especially in e-mail or texting.

[goldensrbest]

I don't like people doing this either.

[Oznell]

I agree with @ValuSkr -- it's the appearance of such abbreviations in increasingly sloppy and insular reportage which is more widespread than desirable.

There's an implied "clubbiness" in the heavy use of intializing, that is inconsistent with the purported aims of journalism to provide clear, most understandable factual information. 

[Burnsite]

I agree, Sooner--too many Acronyms.  Emails from my workplace are loaded with them:  some made up examples: Please be sure to attend the ANREG program meeting, the CPIAL committee, etc.

The email might as well be gibberish.  I can usually catch celebrity initials, things like that, but when people are introducing a new program or project, they should name it, not give us the initials.