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[–] Flag@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.one -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

because the very first sentence speaks of US states, so those acronyms must be for state names?

[–] Parodper@foros.fediverso.gal 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't know US speakers refer to their states by acronyms. We don't do that in my country.

[–] pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

ok. Seems fairly common across the world. In germany it's common-place as well to use acronyms, sometimes even in speech (mostly for those with longer names like BW for Baden-Württemberg)

[–] lulztard@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have yet to meet someone who says BW. Maybe your social bubble doesn't encompass the entire nation.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

We do say "NRW" at least. Even the news sometimes do. I propably wouldn't do it in an international forum though.

[–] geissi@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

I have never heard anyone refer to BaWü as BW in speech.
The only Bundesland I have ever encountered that is NRW.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Though most wouldn't do that in an international sub with an audience that obviously won't know the acronyms.