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"Vehicle Identification Number numbers"?

• hunter2_ 7y ago
  Just like PIN number, ATM machine, CAC card, and "is that a work PC or personal?" It's a very typical construction, for whatever reason.
  • cperciva 7y ago
    "is that a work PC or personal?" I disagree with putting this one into the same category. The "personal" in "PC" means "used by a single person; not shared" which is quite different from the meaning of "not belonging to an employer".
  • TeMPOraL 7y ago
    At least you use LED as a noun. In Poland, I constantly hear people saying "LED diode". I keep correcting this and "PIN number" indiscriminately.
    • braythwayt 7y ago
      See also, “-gate” for scandals.
      • throw0101a 7y ago
        Mitchell & Webb on "Watergategate" * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB9JgxhXW5w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB9JgxhXW5w
  • mbertschler 7y ago
    Is that an LCD display?