In Reply to: When and why did "loudspeaker" become "speaker" ? posted by Ole Lund Christensen on July 22, 2012 at 00:27:35:
at least here in the good old US of A, I don't know about Europe, Oz, or other places.
We seem to love to shorten or abbreviate words. Several other examples have been suggested here.
So just like hi-fidelity system became simply hi-fi, loudspeaker had to be shortened.
And now with text messaging, a whole new level has emerged. IMHO, LOL, KMA as examples, FYI. ;^)
*From the old "I Love Lucy" show, Ricky Ricardo would (ex)plain reasons to Lucy why she couldn't join his musical act.
"You can’t know what the “best” is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn’t any such thing." HPThis post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
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- Ole, let me 'splain* something, - M3 lover 11:06:38 07/22/12 (0)