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> being pedantic about the meanings of acronyms[...] taking that to be the intended meaning is the most friendly interpretation

Why are you responding as if it's a foregone conclusion that my intent was to be uncharitable/unfriendly?

Someone wrote a comment with unusual phrasing, and I asked for help understanding the message. It contains neither an explicit nor an underhanded attempt to be an asshole to someone. The adversarial reading you're going with is exactly that—something that you're bringing to it, and is (perversely) wholly uncharitable in and of itself...




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