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Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:07 am to Sophandros
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UConn isn't an abbreviation any more than "Mike" is an abbreviation for "Michael".
Conn is the very definition of an abbreviation of Connecticut, what the hell are you talking about?
Do you know what Abbreviation means?
Technically almost everything in this thread is not an abbreviation, because acronyms are not abbreviations.
This post was edited on 11/23/11 at 10:09 am
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:07 am to rocket31
So why, then, are LSU fans up in arms over ULL calling themselves "Louisiana" if they don't use it in their branding?
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:08 am to rocket31
Damn, a lot of you guys are overrating athletics and underrating academics in terms of name brand.
If you asked every American to name one college, then the most common answer would assuredly be Harvard.
When thinking of the schools with the most name recognition, then the top academic schools that go solely by an abbreviation are MIT and NYU.
If you asked every American to name one college, then the most common answer would assuredly be Harvard.
When thinking of the schools with the most name recognition, then the top academic schools that go solely by an abbreviation are MIT and NYU.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:09 am to barry
quote:
Conn is the very definition of an abbreviation of Connecticut, what the hell are you talking about?
It's a shortening.
In THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, we're talking about a specific sort of abbreviation, not a generic shortening of the word.
So you're saying that "Mike" is an abbreviation?
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:09 am to Vicks Kennel Club
I think the original intent of the thread was which school are recognized almost exclusively by their acronym version of the university.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:10 am to barry
quote:
Technically almost everything in this thread is not an abbreviation, because acronyms are not abbreviations.
Very true, but we're talking about schools who go by their acronyms, not nicknames. UConn is more of a nickname than anything else, and deserves its own category, like Carolina, Cal, etc.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:10 am to Sophandros
quote:
In THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, we're talking about a specific sort of abbreviation, not a generic shortening of the word.
Acronyms are not abbreviations, so everyone is this whole damn thread is wrong.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:11 am to barry
I still stand by my answers of MIT and NYU.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:11 am to Sophandros
quote:
Very true, but we're talking about schools who go by their acronyms, not nicknames. UConn is more of a nickname than anything else, and deserves its own category, like Carolina, Cal, etc.
Fair enough
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:11 am to barry
The intent of the thread isn't wrong, however. It's merely the nomenclature of the thread.
shite, man, you admitted that you knew the intent of the thread above!
shite, man, you admitted that you knew the intent of the thread above!
This post was edited on 11/23/11 at 10:12 am
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:18 am to Sophandros
this thread turned out as expected
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:21 am to Sophandros
I'd think that most people, not just sports fans, would recognize UCLA, MIT, and NYU over any other abbreviated colleges. People never refer to those schools by their full names.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 10:23 am to Froman
How about the Sam Houston Institute of Technology...otherwise abbreviated as Rice?
Posted on 11/23/11 at 12:10 pm to LSUGrad9295
Can't believe y'all havent said said pacific university...PU
Posted on 11/23/11 at 12:10 pm to sms151t
quote:
Mizzou isn't always called that in state.
I would say 90% of the time, it is.
But I'd say BYU or UCLA.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 12:14 pm to Cosmo
UCLA.
Posted on 11/23/11 at 12:38 pm to bayou2003
USL & NLU
Posted on 11/23/11 at 1:44 pm to S
quote:
this thread turned out as expected
my thoughts exactly.
what i imagined coming into this thread:
1) a shite load of bullshite LSU answers - check
2) argument over acronym and abbreviation - check
Posted on 11/23/11 at 2:57 pm to Cosmo
Da "U"
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