"It doesn't matter to us if it's Hezbollah or Nusra or ISIS, for us it's the same," one said, using a common acronym for the Islamic State.
"I've told the governor it's time for 'Plan becauseuse a strategic retreat from the G.R.T. is better than overwhelming defeat," said Mr. Quinn, using a common acronym for the tax.
"The STEM environment isn't always inclusive of women," said Betty Shanahan, executive director and CEO of the Society of Women Engineers in Chicago, Illinois, using a common acronym for the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
"ISIS is going to try to murder the leadership and their families," Biddle said, using a common acronym for the militants.
That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria as well as Iraq," Obama said, using a common acronym for the militant group.
"This blatant attack on America bursts the myth that ISIS is limited to the Middle East and doesn't have access to the U.S," the article says, using a common acronym for the militant group.
BAT is a common acronym in China's tech space for a reason.
"T.I.A., man," he said, shrugging his shoulders and using a favorite acronym: "This is Angola".
So LRB – that WTAF moment when everyone's using a totally new acronym?
If you plan on using an acronym, research if there are other prominent groups using that acronym.
(Mr. Spitzer was using an acronym to refer to the retirement system).
