Results: Let's talk about acronyms baby.
Published on 09/29/2015
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1.
If you work or do any type of business, there are acronyms that you might or might not be familiar with that accompany emails. Nevertheless, which of the following are you familiar with?
1. NRN - No Reply Necessary
8%
150 votes
2. LET - Leaving Early Today
3%
63 votes
3. EOM - End of Message
11%
199 votes
4. PRB - Please Reply By
5%
102 votes
5. HTH - Hope That Helps
5%
89 votes
6. WFH - Working From Home
6%
105 votes
7. TLTR - Too Long To Read
4%
67 votes
8. TL;DR - Too Long; Didnt Read
6%
110 votes
9. Y/N - Yes or No?
43%
801 votes
10. OOO - Out of Office
6%
109 votes
11. EOD - End of Day
10%
192 votes
12. EOW - End of Week
6%
105 votes
13. SFW - Safe For Work
7%
129 votes
14. LMK - Let Me Know
14%
256 votes
15. IMO - In My Opinion
27%
501 votes
16. BTW - By The Way
46%
854 votes
17. IDK - I Don't Know
41%
761 votes
18. FWIW - For What It's Worth
7%
140 votes
19. FYI - For Your Information
58%
1077 votes
20. TYT - Take Your Time
6%
107 votes
Knew none of them
22%
412 votes
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2.
If you have seen or used any of these before, in what context was it?
Orally during a conversation (Like yelling at a driver, Hey buddy I was first FYI)
14%
260 votes
Social media
28%
519 votes
Texting
41%
769 votes
Emailing, personal or work related
32%
601 votes
Hard copy, letter, note etc RSVP does not count
7%
126 votes
N/A
33%
612 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
14 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24% | 7 | |
| forums | 0.07% | 2 |
| idk | 0.03% | 1 |
| gaming | 0.03% | 1 |
| random internet stuff | 0.03% | 1 |
| military documents are full of acronyms | 0.03% | 1 |
| fyr, for your rerence or for your review | 0.03% | 1 |
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3.
Do you find these acronyms to be helpful or an annoyance?
Annoyance
17%
322 votes
Beneficial
14%
260 votes
Bit of both because it depends on the context or situation
48%
898 votes
N/A
21%
389 votes
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4.
Do you find it somewhat hard to keep up with acronyms?
Yes
39%
726 votes
At times, sometimes
33%
620 votes
Not sure
8%
147 votes
Not really
8%
152 votes
No
12%
224 votes
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