Originally Posted by
Jenbel
Because you get bored quickly typing out (e.g.) online check-in all the time when you can type OLCI much more easily and quickly. Some terms and phrases are in such constant use that no-one can be bothered using the full term all the time.
Originally Posted by
jackal
True, but I'm sure some of us do it to show off and try to prove that we're part of the in-crowd!
It has nothing to do with being in the in-crowd. As
Jenbel stated it is boring and personally I am lazy. Otherwise everybody would spell all the cities for airport codes. I would rather type ORD than O'hare. Most acronyms I can find by doing a google search. Otherwise I look for a sticky.