Bullshit, neef, since to understand the acronym, one has to understand the phrase.
True, the Age of Texting, and its subcategory, Sexting, has produced a digital cornucopia of acronyms which leave many of our old, dimmer members befuddled in a near-constant state of confusion. However, new technologies produce more efficient means of communication and are quickly adapted by strong, curious minds. Older, less flexible minds are often left behind with their buggy whips and incandescent light bulbs.
To you, it's about modernity.
To me, it's about standards.
Your year round school idea had lots of practical merit to it, I fully confess,
but it would have diminished the quality of my life.
I summered at the beach.
In the end, what priority trumps quality of life?
I'm reminded of the TV series,
Downton Abbey.
I'm a democratic socialist, politically,
but I was enthralled by
Downton Abbey.
The plight of the peerage adjusting to a new way of life after WWI
made me empathize with them.
I, on a much smaller scale, of course,
have also undergone the experience of outliving my world
and spending my third act
in somebody else's.
You're a libertarian Texan, Oom, and that's a perfectly legitimate thing to be,
and far more tolerable
if you're not accustomed to something better.
I grew up with words.
I like them, and was raised to use them properly.
