| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #101987] |
Fri, 16 July 2004 12:49   |
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SuperFlyingEngi
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Yeah, ACK is Aircraftkiller's nickname because Aircraftkiller is too long and AK is stupid and not definible enough. You can't just say that you don't have a nickname. It's out of your control - if people call you ACK, then that is, in fact, your nickname.
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102004] |
Fri, 16 July 2004 13:33 |
mahkra
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To write as best as you can, do not have a preposition at the end of a sentence.
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Actually, a preposition at the end of a sentence isn't really all that bad...| http://education.qld.gov.au/publication/style/writing/rules.html |
Winston Churchill, when told he should not end a sentence with a preposition, retorted: 'That is the sort of pedantry up with which I will not put'.
The only real rule, therefore, is to engage in clear, unambiguous communication. Anything else comes a poor second.
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| j_ball430 |
Aircraftkiller wants his screenname to be abbreviated to "AK".
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Unfortunately for him, he's such an annoying little punk that his bitching and whining will only ENCOURAGE people to call him ACK.
Also, ACK seems to have this habit of thinking that abbreviations can only have one meaning, and AK is already taken by a rifle. So I guess he's just SOL.
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102006] |
Fri, 16 July 2004 13:42 |
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| j_ball430 |
To write as best as you can, do not have a preposition at the end of a sentence.
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Actually, a preposition at the end of a sentence isn't really all that bad
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I didn't say it was all that bad, but to look more professional it's better to not get yourself into that habit. Especially for an English grammar and composition test.
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102033] |
Fri, 16 July 2004 17:02 |
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PointlessAmbler
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Aircraft is one word, not two, in the context of the name "Aircraftkiller." While 'air' and 'craft' are seperate words, when you are referring to machines capable of flight, you use the word 'aircraft.' 'Air Craft' doesn't make any sense. If there were spaces, it would be "Aircraft Killer," not "Air Craft Killer." Hence, the correct abbreviation is AK, not ACK.
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102043] |
Fri, 16 July 2004 18:48 |
mahkra
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Or we could avoid the confusion, toss the "ACK" monicker out the window, and just call him FRL.
It's short for an anagram of his name: Frail Rat Licker.
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102044] |
Fri, 16 July 2004 18:48 |
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exnyte
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Yes, but they abbreviate how many... errrr.... things the word has. I forget the name, but when you say a word like 'Aircraftkiller' it has 3 of these, so people abbreviate the first letter of them. Unfortuanatly I have a great idea of what I'm talking about but forget the word for it. 
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The word you are looking for is syllable. Unfortunately though, you are not correct in how an abbreviation is formed.
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ab·bre·vi·a·tion
n.
1. The act or product of shortening.
2. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps.
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For the record, the term "ACK" is not an abbreviation of Aircraftkiller's name, it could be an acronym.
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ac·ro·nym
n.
A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, [u]such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
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Of course, "ACK" would only be an acronym if his name were "Aircraft Killer", which it is not. Since Aircraftkiller's name does not have a space, it's now a compound word. Being that it's a compound word, you are not able to make an acronym of a single word. Therefore, if you were to use the term "ACK" when refering to Aircraftkiller, you would be using in improperly created abbreviation of his name.
So now let's drop it.
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102046] |
Fri, 16 July 2004 18:57 |
mahkra
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Your logic is infallible.*
Your own examples don't even follow the rules you outlined.
*(Note sarcasm.)
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102183] |
Sat, 17 July 2004 03:10 |
Brutus
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Sir Phoenixx was going to model a Dragon ATGM launcher for Renegade Alert, until he realized that the launcher was incredibly large and required you to sit on your butt to use
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What does ATGM stand for? Attack of The Gnomes (mod)?
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102186] |
Sat, 17 July 2004 03:22 |
Phoenix - Aeon
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ACK uses the principal of hard syllabic sounds to create an acronym. As far as I'm aware this isn't a valid procedure. A, AK and ACKL are the only valid ways of shortening AircraftKiller's name, although techinically there should be full stops included in the shortening of the name.
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102874] |
Tue, 20 July 2004 06:50 |
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Damnit , my computer is deleting all of my posts !!! I went from 126 , to 15 , now I'M AT 1!!!!! someone help ME!!!
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| BRILLIANT IDEA! [message #102992] |
Tue, 20 July 2004 15:37 |
Jzinsky
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People use ACK, which at first glance looks like a synonym of "Doh!"
No flashy signature..
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