• pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.one
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    8 months ago

    it’s fairly obvious from the context

    EDIT: lol, this discussion is insane. So many downvotes haha, what a bunch of weirdos on lemmy.

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            8 months ago

            ok. Seems fairly common across the world. In germany it’s common-place as well to use acronyms, sometimes even in speech (mostly for those with longer names like BW for Baden-Württemberg)

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              8 months ago

              I have yet to meet someone who says BW. Maybe your social bubble doesn’t encompass the entire nation.

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                8 months ago

                We do say “NRW” at least. Even the news sometimes do. I propably wouldn’t do it in an international forum though.

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              8 months ago

              Though most wouldn’t do that in an international sub with an audience that obviously won’t know the acronyms.

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              8 months ago

              I have never heard anyone refer to BaWü as BW in speech.
              The only Bundesland I have ever encountered that is NRW.