Poll Your Preferred Abbreviation

[Discofan]

The truth is often somewhere in the middle and usually not found on the Internet.

The truth is out there...

 

[Mudd]

The truth is out there...

Yeah, except that it's not.

 

[Discofan]

Yeah, except that it's not.

It is too!

 

[Greg Cox]

I want to believe!

(Oops. Wrong franchise.)

 

[fireproof78]

I want to believe!

(Oops. Wrong franchise.)

Get out of here with that Star Wars garbage...

 

[HGN2001]

Back in the ancient times of the 1960s, students were given instructions by educators that abbreviations were not to be used - ever - unless referring to an entity that was commonly known by its abbreviation - like CBS, the UN, the AP, the FBI, etc. As such, I still don't use abbreviations very often, as most all letters are available to me on my keyboard. It only takes a few seconds to spell things out, and your reader is not left wondering what FTWIHAIHTTS means.

 

[Mudd]

It is too!

<Lionel Hutz>
Yeah, but what is truth...if you follow me.
</Lionel Hutz>

 

[fireproof78]

Back in the ancient times of the 1960s, students were given instructions by educators that abbreviations were not to be used - ever - unless referring to an entity that was commonly known by its abbreviation - like CBS, the UN, the AP, the FBI, etc. As such, I still don't use abbreviations very often, as most all letters are available to me on my keyboard. It only takes a few seconds to spell things out, and your reader is not left wondering what FTWIHAIHTTS means.

Avatar checks out.

 

[SolarisOne]

"ST" has never been a part of the three-letter abbreviation for any of the shows. Just saying. If we follow the example of Voyager (VGR) then it's DSC. If we follow the example of Enterprise (ENT), then it's DIS.

 

[Amaris]

"ST" has never been a part of the three-letter abbreviation for any of the shows. Just saying. If we follow the example of Voyager (VGR) then it's DSC. If we follow the example of Enterprise (ENT), then it's DIS.

Huh. I always used "VOY." I'm wondering if I was in the minority.

 

[SolarisOne]

Huh. I always used "VOY." I'm wondering if I was in the minority.

No. I did too, but the official abbreviation was VGR.

 

[Amaris]

No. I did too, but the official abbreviation was VGR.

Well, you learn something new every day!

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Back in the ancient times of the 1960s, students were given instructions by educators that abbreviations were not to be used - ever - unless referring to an entity that was commonly known by its abbreviation - like CBS, the UN, the AP, the FBI, etc. As such, I still don't use abbreviations very often, as most all letters are available to me on my keyboard. It only takes a few seconds to spell things out, and your reader is not left wondering what FTWIHAIHTTS means.

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[Mudd]

I never really abbreviated either Voyager or Enterprise. Dunno why, just seemed like a strange thing to do with a proper name.

But I'm not going to expend the energy to type out "Discovery."

 

[Vger23]

But I'm not going to expend the energy to type out "Discovery."

You just did.

 

[The Boss]

STD

 

[Mirror Mirror]

I use DSC, but DIS and Disco are fine. I do not like STD because it breaks the format used for all other trek shows and is pretty much a cheap jab at DSC and its fans

 

[Refuge]

How hard is it to write Discovery? Personally I find 'Disco' silly.

 

[Mirror Mirror]

How hard is it to write Discovery? Personally I find 'Disco' silly.

On a phone, DSC is so much faster than Discovery. Off a phone too, but all trek shows get a short hand.

 

[Refuge]

On a phone, DSC is so much faster than Discovery. Off a phone too, but all trek shows get a short hand.

Fast is not always good - just saying.