Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles

[Theaterfan555]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#1

Posted: 10/19/10 at 10:04am

So I saw BE last night and loved it...

What am I talking about, 'Brief Encounter' or 'Billy Elliot'????

We've had the argument a few times on this board about calling shows by initials when you could just as easily shorten the title to fewer words -- or, big deal, type the 11 letters (of 'Billy Elliot', for example)!!! And here's more proof what a lame-o habit that is.

[TonyVincent]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#2

Posted: 10/19/10 at 10:13am

IDK, IMO abbrev. are A-OK.

[once a month]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#2

Posted: 10/19/10 at 11:02am

I agree. Enough with the initials ALREADY! I don't even bother opening, much less reading the posts of such lazy self-absorbed people.

[bwayphreak234]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#3

Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:09am

Just say or type the full title of the show. It seriously takes a second longer. I find abbreviations just obnoxious and flat out annoying.

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[LizzieCurry]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#4

Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:21am

I can't wait for the Broadway production of Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[wonderwaiter]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#5

Posted: 10/20/10 at 12:24am

What does ALREADY! stand for? I don't think I know that show.

And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."

[uncageg]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#6

Posted: 10/20/10 at 1:24am

They are annoying.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

[Q]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#7

Posted: 10/20/10 at 1:44am

If I can't figure it out, I assume what they have to say really isn't that important - at least not important enough for them to care if they're fully communicating. In any event, I don't feel like I've missed anything.

[starspangledjenny]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#8

Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:18am

I can't wait for Florence Usurps Central Kentucky to transfer.

See how mature I am?

[dramamama611]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#9

Posted: 10/20/10 at 5:13am

Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is. The only time it annoys me is when someone references a show that isn't current. Then I find it near impossible to figure out. (MOLM, for example.)

I don't think it's stupid or lazy....it's just the way of the texting world.

(If you want to talk STUPID....talk about HS/College kids that put in texting abbreviations in essays. OY.)


Oh,...and the other thread about this is currently still on the first page.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

Updated On: 10/20/10 at 05:13 AM

[Weez]

Using those stupid initial abbrevs for show titles#10

Posted: 10/20/10 at 6:53am

See, there was *one* good thing about Spring Awakening closing prematurely in the West End. After a while, "SA" only meant Sister Act.

Notes from the Earlham Street Gutter