Bad Acronyms

[David Baxter PhD]

Every time I see the acronym "POS", my brain reads it first as "piece of sh*t".

It is also used frequently as an acronum for "point of sale", though, as in this headline for an article I just saw:

5 Ways POS Software Can Save You Money

I guess POS anything can save you money if you don't buy it.

People really need to rethink and double check acronyms BEFORE they are popularized.

 

[GaryQ]

Couple years after moving to Manitoba When I told my French friends back in Quebec (way back when) that I was doing contract work installing for MTS they would all have an immediate "What the ****?" type of reaction.

MTS (now BellMTS) = Manitoba Telecom Services in other words the telephone company.

MTS acronym in French stood for: Maladie Transmise Sexuellement

Translated to English = Sexually Transmitted Disease

I also got laughed at for a long time after transitioning from years in a totally French environment to an English one when I would say my NIP (French) instead of PIN

 

[Daniel E.]