Originally Posted by opus17
It's quite thoughtless to be using jargon, acronyms, colloquilisms and obscure Americanisms on a board aimed at a global audience, many of whom are not native English speakers.
At least, that is what I tell myself each and every time I do it.
Right, but let's not forget how many people think using an airport code to refer to a city (e.g., "MIA" instead of typing all those extra letters it takes to spell out "Miami") shows how cool and travel-savvy they are.