Guest Caustic Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Phil Hipglass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest beatfanatic Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I aways say "we are the music makers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I've never said the acronym - I aways say "we are the music makers" How many fucking times. It's not an acronym, it's an abbreviation. An 'initialed' abbreviation. Acronym = C.O.B.R.A Abbreviation = IDM isn't an acronym just an abbreviation pronounced as a word? i mean, the dictionary uses 'AIDS' as an example, so if AIDS is an acronym, surely WATMM can be too as a word. does it have to actually be a word like cobra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Georges Bataille Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 waddum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I've never said the acronym - I aways say "we are the music makers" How many fucking times. It's not an acronym, it's an abbreviation. An 'initialed' abbreviation. Acronym = C.O.B.R.A Abbreviation = IDM I beg to differ: (from dictionary.com): Acronym: a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation. Abbreviation: a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, lb. for pound. Now, they are very similar, if it weren't for the part I bolded in the definition of acronym: initial letters - this is what makes it an acronym, and not an abbreviation. Look at the examples provided as further proof. WATMM is not an abbreviation of "We Are The Music Makers", otherwise it'd be something like "We Are The MM" or some ghey shit like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 for some reason, I still feel like Kakapo won that argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 jotrex won this round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 for some reason, I still feel like Kakapo won that argument. For some reason, I still feel like you're wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pilcat Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 wat (like "cat") umm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 for some reason, I still feel like Kakapo won that argument. For some reason, I still feel like you're wrong At best it's a 'partial' acronym, the concept of which has come about by the repeated and errenoeous use of 'acronym'. Dictionary.com? Hey I tell you what, why don't I swap my renaissance education from a school 3 times older than your country for fucking dictionary.com. Dictionary.com can fuck me up the fucking arse you fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpentintollwut Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 "Hwathum, what's hwathum..." next: how do people pronounce my nickname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 for some reason, I still feel like Kakapo won that argument. For some reason, I still feel like you're wrong At best it's a 'partial' acronym, the concept of which has come about by the repeated and errenoeous use of 'acronym'. Dictionary.com? Hey I tell you what, why don't I swap my renaissance education from a school 3 times older than your country for fucking dictionary.com. Dictionary.com can fuck me up the fucking arse you fuck. http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define...5&dict=CALD can you explain the AIDS thing to me hmm, they don't even say AIDS is an acronym: http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define...0&dict=CALD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Acronym: IDM, WATMM, THC, KGB Abbreviation: St (street), Mt (Mount), Sgt (Sargent) Looks like that centuries-old school was run by some pretty retarded people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 for some reason, I still feel like Kakapo won that argument. For some reason, I still feel like you're wrong At best it's a 'partial' acronym, the concept of which has come about by the repeated and errenoeous use of 'acronym'. Dictionary.com? Hey I tell you what, why don't I swap my renaissance education from a school 3 times older than your country for fucking dictionary.com. Dictionary.com can fuck me up the fucking arse you fuck. http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define...5&dict=CALD can you explain the AIDS thing to me hmm, they don't even say AIDS is an acronym: http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/define...0&dict=CALD Yes. It's a 'partial' acronym, not a 'true' acronym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Acronym: IDM :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Acronym: IDM, WATMM, THC, KGB Abbreviation: St (street), Mt (Mount), Sgt (Sargent) Looks like that centuries-old school was run by some pretty retarded people. At least some people on here understand the concept of pronouncing initialed abbreviations as words. How the fuck is KGB an acronym, you total fucking idiot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 You tell me, professor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 for some reason, I still feel like Kakapo won that argument. For some reason, I still feel like you're wrong At best it's a 'partial' acronym, the concept of which has come about by the repeated and errenoeous use of 'acronym'. Dictionary.com? Hey I tell you what, why don't I swap my renaissance education from a school 3 times older than your country for fucking dictionary.com. Dictionary.com can fuck me up the fucking arse you fuck. Well, the point of failure here is not your school, but rather your inability to grasp the material correctly and use it. My use of the phrase from the Caustic Window song is as a title, in this case, a name of a website. It's not a 'phrase' or any of that nonsense. Therefore, like RADAR or WHO, it's an acronym. So, it's use in this case is not errenoeous or wrong, but rather your misunderstanding of the WATMM title and brand is. Now c'mere and give Papa Rex a big 'ol hug! :laughing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 KGB = Komitjet Gosudarstvjennoj Bjezopasnosti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 FUCKING LOLZ HAVE ENSUED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 The definition for "music" at dictionary.com is wrong. Jussayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 wah-teh-em-em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 The definition for "music" at dictionary.com is wrong. Jussayin. People around here think post-confield AE is music. I wouldn't trust their definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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