Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Acronym Confusion
You know what's weird? It's when you get used to using a certain acronym in one context, and then you step into another context and the same acronym is used to mean something completely different.
For example, growing up, BSA always meant the Boy Scouts of America. But once I got to Harvard Law School, it meant the Board of Student Advisors--a very active student government-type organization. Girls would say, "I'm in BSA" and it would be weird.
Well, I found another one. Here in the world of high-stakes litigation, a Motion to Compel is abbreviated MTC. As a good Mormon kid who spent his entire life dreaming of when he would enter the MTC, it seems a little weird to be writing an MTC.
For example, growing up, BSA always meant the Boy Scouts of America. But once I got to Harvard Law School, it meant the Board of Student Advisors--a very active student government-type organization. Girls would say, "I'm in BSA" and it would be weird.
Well, I found another one. Here in the world of high-stakes litigation, a Motion to Compel is abbreviated MTC. As a good Mormon kid who spent his entire life dreaming of when he would enter the MTC, it seems a little weird to be writing an MTC.
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