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Policy Issues: An acronym whose time (unfortunately) has come

Ah, the wonders of the acronym! How dull or inconvenient our world would be if we had to forsake our fondness for (and the sheer practicality of) those little shortcuts of meaning. From those gracing all office conversation (FYI, ASAP, CYA) to those

By Chris Amrhein | Updated on July 31, 2004

Ah, the wonders of the acronym! How dull or inconvenient our world would be if we had to forsake our fondness for (and the sheer practicality of) those little shortcuts of meaning. From those gracing all office conversation (FYI, ASAP, CYA) to those of the Internet (LOL, ROFL), acronyms both old and new grease the wheels of communication in our daily lives.

While perusing the message trees on a vendor-help Web site, I stumbled across one that may prove particularly useful to insurance folks. After one query, evidently thought to be a bit too basic by the responding staffer, appeared the short and sweet reply: “RTFM!” Not being familiar with that particular acronym, I plugged it into the Google search engine and was directed to an online dictionary for computer jargon. Thereupon I was apprised of the true meaning of the term, parts of which are unsuitable for use in print by anyone other than the Vice President. For our purposes, I will render it thusly: “Read The Freaking Manual!”

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