Acronyms: It feels like they’ve for ages been with our company. Probably that’s exactly why we’re continually inventing retroactive etymologies for more mature phrases like “fuck” and “posh.”

Acronyms: It feels like they’ve for ages been with our company. Probably that’s exactly why we’re continually inventing retroactive etymologies for more mature phrases like “fuck” and “posh.” (No, “fuck” don’t represent “fornication under consent of master,” nor do “posh” derive from “port out, starboard residence.” Sorry!) It’s only previously 100 years o rtwo that …

Acronyms: It feels like they’ve for ages been with our company. Probably that’s exactly why we’re continually inventing retroactive etymologies for more mature phrases like “fuck” and “posh.” Read More »