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pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

How come there's BMW and BMX but no BMY or BMZ?

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How come there's BMW and BMX but no BMY or BMZ?

pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days ago
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  • Samskara@sh.itjust.works
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    BMI exists

  • magnetichuman@fedia.io
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    Bee-Militarized Zone

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      That sounds terrifying.

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    https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:BMY

    https://www.bmz.de/en/

    • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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      Touché.

    • Mark with a Z@suppo.fi
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      Okay, but how about BMA, BMB, and BMC?

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        Bro did zero research

        • Mark with a Z@suppo.fi
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          Okay, but how about BMD, BME, and BMF?

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            Hi again! 👋
            I hand-selected these for you. :)

            https://www.bmd.gov.bd/

            https://www.bme.com/ - possibly NSFW

            https://wearebmf.com/nordics

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              You’re doing the lord’s work

              Okay, but how about CMW, DMW and EMW?

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                To save everyones time, just go here:

                https://www.abbreviationfinder.org/acronyms/CMW.html

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                  I can’t possibly be arsed to go look these up myself

          • Mac@mander.xyz
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            Whoa whoa whoa
            Calm down there, pal. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves…

            Edit: See my other comment:

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            Hi again! 👋
            I hand-selected these for you. :)

            https://www.bmd.gov.bd/

            https://www.bme.com/ - possibly NSFW

            https://wearebmf.com/nordics

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        BMC is a job + rank in the Navy. Boatswain’s Mate Chief.

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        Ask OP

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    Bavarian Motor Yurks Bavarian Motor Zurks

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      Bicycle Motor-Yoss Bicycle Motor Zoss

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      stray spinoff?

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    Correct me, if I am wrong, but it is because BMW is a abbreviation for the automobile corporations’ founder(s) & BMX is a abbreviation for the dirt bicycling racing. Without any corrections given…
    So what would you think replacing-
    BMW’s W with a Y mean? What would Y & BMX’s X with a Z mean? What would Z

    be abbreviations for & how would think they work with the other words, within each abbreviation (hope that understood)?

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      I’m pretty sure BMW stands for something like Bayer Motor Works but in German.

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        Bavarian Motor Works

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      You are wrong and I hereby correct you.

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