Just because some do that doesn`t mean all do. I have seen GoW used both ways many times. Personally I just say Gears, but that isn`t the only one I meant either. I don`t like acronyms in general. I understand CoD, and FF. But they are SUPER popular franchises. I have seen some acronyms that I had no idea what they were referring to.
Just because some do that doesn`t mean all do. I have seen GoW used both ways many times. Personally I just say Gears, but that isn`t the only one I meant either. I don`t like acronyms in general. I understand CoD, and FF. But they are SUPER popular franchises. I have seen some acronyms that I had no idea what they were referring to.
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They're annoying at first, I agree, but they begin to click into place after a while of wasting time in the forums. SF4, SSFF4, BB, LO, MK, FF, UT2K4 etc...the context in which they're used also makes them somewhat obvious. It's just a typing time saver.
I am more likely to type the whole name, or at least the most important part. ex. Instead of Dragon Age: Origins, I just put Origins. If I do shorten a name or use an acronym, I only do it after the whole name was said a couple times first.
I hate ""TW" for "The Witcher". Don't these kids realize that you don't use "the" in an acronym? For example the acronym for the United Kingdom is not "TUK". smfh.
I hate ""TW" for "The Witcher". Don't these kids realize that you don't use "the" in an acronym? For example the acronym for the United Kingdom is not "TUK". smfh.
GoW is God of War, Gears is Gears of War, but sometimes people will go and use GoW for Gears. Saw it just today or yesterday (I'm assuming he meant Gears, since GoW doesn't have either an insane difficulty or co-op...) I don't really have a problem with acronyms, as who wants to type names out over and over, BUT if it isn't blatantly obvious what game you arte talking about from the context, you should type it out at least once in your post. Too many games with similar acronyms. There's the obvious GoW, which could be God or Gears. Technically, GeoW could be Gears or it could be Geometry Wars. DS could be Dead Space or Demons' Souls. SMB could be Super Meat Boy or Super Mario Bros. Etc, etc, etc.
[QUOTE="percech"][QUOTE="verbalfilth"]GOW = God of War GeOW = Gears of War It would be just easier to say Gears. Wtf? Who the hell comes up with these things? GeOW = commonly used acronym that distinguishes it from GOW as has been discussed several times around here- In answer to the problem, as was presented by TC. Gears = Morphing of the original name (nickname) Doesn't really matter which you use....or who came up with them. They're there, so they're there. It's even more of a waste of time to debate what people should/should not use since everyone has a preference that's easily decipherable based on the context that it's introduced to the intended audience.
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