Quote Originally Posted by poggo View Post
Ok was at work and one of the young lads asked me what AIDS stood for..I was surprised he did not know and put it down to his youth,,,but I was wrong over the next few days I asked my colleagues this question (they range from 20 to 60,,and come from a variety of backgrounds)... and only one out of 12 could tell me what AIDS stood for,, none for DNA..none for HIV,,,none for LASER,,none for RADAR.....I was amazed I have to know what Acronyms mean......do you and of the one above how many do u know,,without looking on google...



Poggo.................................
I knew AIDS, DNA, HIV and laser without looking, but not radar. I can see why most people don't know any of them. It usually doesn't add much to one's understanding. Do I understand DNA better because I know it stands for dioxyribonucleic acid? Not really. I didn't know much about DNA before I knew that, and I don't know much now.