Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Acronyms Errors To Avoid

Sometimes our fingers slip while typing. Sometimes our minds wander into the subconscious, revealing the subtexts we mean but should not say aloud. Sometimes we just screw up. Do NOT make typo errors on the following homonyminous acronyms:

PS/BS
This would change your Post Script comment into Bull Shit - a frequent literary occurrence, but not one to be openly identified.

See also PS/TS - where it's truly Tough Shit that this happened, but not a good idea to include this observation in a letter to the President of the firm your Company is trying to woo.

PO/BO
While Purchase Orders frequently bear the stench of graft, corruption and waste, in polite society the Body Odor associated with the writer of the PO should not be referred to.

FAQs/FAGs
In our world of tolerance, the most Frequently Asked Questions should probably not be directed to one's sexual preference, especially using a derogatory term.

FYI/PYA
For Your Information may include veiled references to another party to Protect Your Ass, but do not announce this in the subject line of the memo or letter. Bad diplomatic move.