When

• Gun shot wound = 3 syllables, and
• GSW = 5 syllables

We abbreviate to shorten, not lengthen.

  • Rhoeri@piefed.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    So, what you’re saying is that the word “gun shot wound” would cause a panic…… in an ER.