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minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoApparently repeating the last letter in an acronym is referred to as RAS Syndrome, or Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome. I guess this also applies to initialisms like ATM, FYI. I can’t remember where I learned that for the life of me, though.
minus-squarePortosian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoJust a little FYI information as a PSA announcement.
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 days agoRequiem for a Dream is one of those movies that everyone should see exactly once. Edit: My bad, that was ATA. My mind internationally blanked most of that movie out.
Apparently repeating the last letter in an acronym is referred to as RAS Syndrome, or Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome. I guess this also applies to initialisms like ATM, FYI.
I can’t remember where I learned that for the life of me, though.
Just a little FYI information as a PSA announcement.
ATM Mouth?
Requiem for a Dream is one of those movies that everyone should see exactly once.
Edit: My bad, that was ATA. My mind internationally blanked most of that movie out.