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95.75 percent of the planet is not American, if you are partially referring to the acronym of the police department.
by PeterHolzwarth 5y ago
95.75 percent of the planet is not American, if you are partially referring to the acronym of the police department.
- haswell 5y agoRegardless of this, it's generally good form to define an acronym the first time it's used, even if there was no duplication/overlap. With that said, while you're correct: - A significant portion of tech advancement is US-centric, so I understand the instinct to ask for clarification - I'd argue that the LAPD is relatively well-known world-wide, much like the RCMP, or RAF, or other very famous organizations
- Jolter 5y agoWell, you just got me to Google “rcmp”. That’s just one data point of course, and I was indeed aware of their informal name from popular culture.
- Majestic121 5y agoI don't think you should argue this : No idea what RCMP stands for without a google search. I got RAF from the context (I assume you mean Royal Air Force ?), but without context I would map it to other things. And I have no assumption about the meaning of LAPD