CORRECT WORD USAGE

snowbird

Please choose the correct word for the following:

1. FDS is an acronym

bigdreaux

feminine deodarant spray or faithful and discreet slave.

Mum

Merci, bigdreaux, for breaking the ice on this thread.

Snow: I'm not sure what you're asking. I thought an acronym was an abbreviation that makes a word in its own right, such as NOW (National Organization for Women). As far as I know, FDS is not an actual word (at least in English).

Did I get close to what you were talking about?

Regards,

SandraC

Gopher

an acronym was an abbreviation that makes a word

MUM is right when she says this.

I think what Snowbird is looking for IS an abbreviation or initialism .For example FBI is an initialism or abbreviation for Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Gopher

In my line of work, FDS = Functional Design Specification

FDS could also mean

Federated Department Stores

Famicon Disk System (something for a Nintendo)

Fedora Directory Server (a computer term)

Flexor Digitorum Superificialis (a forearm muscle)

Ferrovie dello Stato (an Italian railway company)

Gopher of the Looks-it-up-in-Wikipedia class

Gopher

FDS class could mean ....

Faithless and Desperate Slob class

Fearful and Disgusting Sleepyhead class

Foolhardy Deadbrained Serpent class

Fraudulent Date Sayers class

Feckless Dung Sellers class

JK666

Freaking Dilldough Suckers! (Did the spelling keep me the mods wrath?)

JK

snowbird

Ahem, let's try this again, shall we? Please select the correct words from the following:

1. To members of this board, FDS is an acronym/initialism for faithful and discrete/discreet slave.

2. Since learning of the corruption of the WTS, what are your/you're plans for its/it's reformation?

3. A person who sees no reason to believe in a diety/deity can be called an athiest/atheist.

4. It is a show of hypocricy/hypocracy/hypocrisy to pretend to be something or someone you are not.

5. I suspect Bethel members monitor/moniter this board for their/thier own nefarious purposes.

Mum

1. initialism, discreet

2. your, its

3. deity, atheist

4. hypocrisy

5. monitor, their

Regards,

SandraC, consistently 95-99 percentile on standardized tests in English grammar and usage, despite pathetic showing in "success" in real life

snowbird

Regards,
SandraC, consistently 95-99 percentile on standardized tests in English grammar and usage, despite pathetic showing in "success" in real life

You are some alright White girl! Same here for high test scores. I was told by one teacher that I am a word warrior. Thank you, SandraC. Peace and Love,

Snowbird

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