Yesterday, I wrote a post that contained the phrase ââ?¬Å?BFFs Foreverââ?¬Â in the title. Commenters were quick to point out the redundancy of ââ?¬Å?Foreverââ?¬Â in the title. Nice - BTW, your title is redundant, so your title reads ââ?¬Å?IronRuby and ASP.NET Best Friends Forever Foreverââ?¬Â Thanks! But I had made the very same point in that post. And for those that donââ?¬â?¢t know, BFF is an acronym for Best Friends Forever. Yes, the ââ?¬Å?Foreverââ?¬Â is redundant in the blog title, but itââ?¬â?¢s just how people use it. Case in point, how often do you hear the phrase ââ?¬Å?PIN Numberââ?¬Â which expands to ââ?¬Å?Personal Identification Number Numberââ?¬Â. I started looking for other examples of such redundant acronyms and sure enough, thereââ?¬â?¢s a term for them and a wikipedia article describing them. RAS...(read more) ...
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