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merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brevity

by rashabd 2y ago

Xenoamorphous 2y ago
Writing APPL instead of Apple doesn’t get you any fewer keystrokes.
- justinsaccount 2y ago
  also, the symbol for apple is AAPL.
- SilasX 2y ago
  Ugh. Similar (huge) pet peeve about people who say "n.B." instead of "note".
  - eviks 2y ago
    But it's "note well", not just "note"
    - SilasX 2y ago
      Not sure if you’re joking, but if not: there’s no practical difference is what is being asked of the reader. Nobody predicates any decision on whether they were asked to note something vs note it well. It’s pointless jargon.
- oarsinsync 2y ago
  Technically it’s one fewer keystroke (and it’s AAPL). It’s a lot fewer keystrokes for MS (Morgan Stanley), GS (Goldman Sachs) and MSFT (Microsoft) than it is for AAPL, but it’s a force of habit for some. Once you’re used to referring to firms by their ticker symbols, you do it all the time. E.g. an ex trader friend still says “spot” instead of “point” when referring to decimal points, even if talking in other contexts like software versions.
  - 082349872349872 2y ago
    Tangent: Not fewer like F (Ford) or H (Hyatt Hotels). Unfortunately we don't have a full alphabet, missing {I, N, P, Q, Y}. I guess if we allowed the first two letter ticker symbol for the missing singles, we could send messages by mentioning a bunch of company names. Eg "Buy: Dominion Energy, Agilent. Hold: Nano Labs. Sell: Genpact." would refer to our esteemed moderator, and "Hyatt Hotels is pleased to announce special corporate rates for Nano Labs bookings" to this site itself. [maybe it would be better to use the companies where the corporate name and ticker letter don't match? Like US Steel for X and AT&T for T?]
  - deleted 2y ago
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  - eviks 2y ago
    Technically, you forgot capitalization, so it's more keystrokes
    - School-Cotton 2y ago
      Apple is also capitalized, so it's still fewer. Unless you hit "Shift" separately for each character in AAPL?
  - Xenoamorphous 2y ago
    AAPL is only fewer keystrokes than Apple if you’re in a physical keyboard and hold the shift key, which makes it hardly more convenient. If you use caps lock presumably you’ll press it again. On a phone, at least in iOS, you have to double tap the shift key.

merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brevity

Xenoamorphous 2y ago

Writing APPL instead of Apple doesn’t get you any fewer keystrokes.

justinsaccount 2y ago
also, the symbol for apple is AAPL.
SilasX 2y ago
Ugh. Similar (huge) pet peeve about people who say "n.B." instead of "note".
- eviks 2y ago
  But it's "note well", not just "note"
  - SilasX 2y ago
    Not sure if you’re joking, but if not: there’s no practical difference is what is being asked of the reader. Nobody predicates any decision on whether they were asked to note something vs note it well. It’s pointless jargon.
oarsinsync 2y ago
Technically it’s one fewer keystroke (and it’s AAPL). It’s a lot fewer keystrokes for MS (Morgan Stanley), GS (Goldman Sachs) and MSFT (Microsoft) than it is for AAPL, but it’s a force of habit for some. Once you’re used to referring to firms by their ticker symbols, you do it all the time. E.g. an ex trader friend still says “spot” instead of “point” when referring to decimal points, even if talking in other contexts like software versions.
- 082349872349872 2y ago
  Tangent: Not fewer like F (Ford) or H (Hyatt Hotels). Unfortunately we don't have a full alphabet, missing {I, N, P, Q, Y}. I guess if we allowed the first two letter ticker symbol for the missing singles, we could send messages by mentioning a bunch of company names. Eg "Buy: Dominion Energy, Agilent. Hold: Nano Labs. Sell: Genpact." would refer to our esteemed moderator, and "Hyatt Hotels is pleased to announce special corporate rates for Nano Labs bookings" to this site itself. [maybe it would be better to use the companies where the corporate name and ticker letter don't match? Like US Steel for X and AT&T for T?]
- deleted 2y ago
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- eviks 2y ago
  Technically, you forgot capitalization, so it's more keystrokes
  - School-Cotton 2y ago
    Apple is also capitalized, so it's still fewer. Unless you hit "Shift" separately for each character in AAPL?
- Xenoamorphous 2y ago
  AAPL is only fewer keystrokes than Apple if you’re in a physical keyboard and hold the shift key, which makes it hardly more convenient. If you use caps lock presumably you’ll press it again. On a phone, at least in iOS, you have to double tap the shift key.