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GOAT = Greatest of all time?

by cpach 4y ago

theandrewbailey 4y ago
Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test?
- soco 4y ago
  A Domesticated Species Of Goat-Antelope Typically Kept As Livestock?
gwbas1c 4y ago
Honestly, I looked at this discussion just to know what "GOAT blogs" are. General rule of thumb with communication: Try to avoid acronyms, because chances are most people will have no idea what you're talking about. If you do need to use them, make sure you very quickly define what the acronym is. FWIW: Even the Google doesn't know what GOAT blogs are. Searching for GOAT blogs brings up blogs about goats: https://www.google.com/search?q=GOAT+blog&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS996US996&oq=GOAT+blog&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l6j69i61.2310j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=GOAT+blog&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS99...
- matyasrichter 4y ago
  "goat blog" is not a great query to explain an acronym, though.
- reaperducer 4y ago
  Even the Google doesn't know what GOAT blogs That's because GOAT is a sports term that is slowly entering general use. If you Google "GOAT sports," Google not only knows what you mean, it explains GOAT.
- mdp2021 4y ago
  > General rule of thumb with communication So this friend of mine is currently reading a history book in French. Full of acronyms, not recognizable in the current international use. SMI, DTS, OPEP, OTAN, OCDE... (Those should have been spared from localization. If born in English, so they should be preserved; in French, the rest should adapt to that - at least in the acronym.)
  - philipwhiuk 4y ago
    > OTAN Pretty sure that's still on the NATO logo as the initialism of the French translation of NATO.
  - jerf 4y ago
    If you don't already know, the story of why UTC is the "acronym" for Coordinated Universal Time is short, but fun: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/utc-abbreviation.html https://www.timeanddate.com/time/utc-abbreviation.html I used "UTC" for years without noticing it isn't really an acronym.
    - mdp2021 4y ago
      ...To avoid discussion between English 'CUT' and French 'TUC', a form that does not place the substantive, 'T', neither before nor after the attributes - just in the middle. ("Universal Time, Coordinated [standard]"?) Nice!
brycewray 4y ago
Yes, OP forgot/didn't know many HN commenters have nothing to do with sports and, thus, are unaware of this particular acronym.

GOAT = Greatest of all time?

by cpach 4y ago

GOAT = Greatest of all time?

theandrewbailey 4y ago

Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test?

soco 4y ago
A Domesticated Species Of Goat-Antelope Typically Kept As Livestock?

gwbas1c 4y ago

Honestly, I looked at this discussion just to know what "GOAT blogs" are. General rule of thumb with communication: Try to avoid acronyms, because chances are most people will have no idea what you're talking about. If you do need to use them, make sure you very quickly define what the acronym is. FWIW: Even the Google doesn't know what GOAT blogs are. Searching for GOAT blogs brings up blogs about goats: https://www.google.com/search?q=GOAT+blog&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS996US996&oq=GOAT+blog&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l6j69i61.2310j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=GOAT+blog&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS99...

matyasrichter 4y ago
"goat blog" is not a great query to explain an acronym, though.
reaperducer 4y ago
Even the Google doesn't know what GOAT blogs That's because GOAT is a sports term that is slowly entering general use. If you Google "GOAT sports," Google not only knows what you mean, it explains GOAT.
mdp2021 4y ago
> General rule of thumb with communication So this friend of mine is currently reading a history book in French. Full of acronyms, not recognizable in the current international use. SMI, DTS, OPEP, OTAN, OCDE... (Those should have been spared from localization. If born in English, so they should be preserved; in French, the rest should adapt to that - at least in the acronym.)
- philipwhiuk 4y ago
  > OTAN Pretty sure that's still on the NATO logo as the initialism of the French translation of NATO.
- jerf 4y ago
  If you don't already know, the story of why UTC is the "acronym" for Coordinated Universal Time is short, but fun: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/utc-abbreviation.html https://www.timeanddate.com/time/utc-abbreviation.html I used "UTC" for years without noticing it isn't really an acronym.
  - mdp2021 4y ago
    ...To avoid discussion between English 'CUT' and French 'TUC', a form that does not place the substantive, 'T', neither before nor after the attributes - just in the middle. ("Universal Time, Coordinated [standard]"?) Nice!

brycewray 4y ago

Yes, OP forgot/didn't know many HN commenters have nothing to do with sports and, thus, are unaware of this particular acronym.