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Originally posted by madmax
This isn't really about the school's name but I hate it when I read the paper and the writer gives the school's initials without first giving the school's complete name. How the hell is the reader supposed to know which IU, BU, or CU the writer is writing about? There are probably a dozen of each.
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Hey Max,
We agree on something!
I actually talked about this in a different thread.
Here's an example:
My wife and I went to O.U.
Our Son currently attends O.U.
Our daughter graduated from O.U. after two years at U.N.C.
Here's what it means:
My wife and I graduated from Ohio University.
Our Son currently attends The University of Oklahoma at Norman.
Our daughter graduated from Ohio University after spending two years at the University of Northern Colorado.
It's also strange that the University of Colorado at Boulder is called C.U. And the University of Denver is D.U.
And why is Ohio State officially "THE Ohio State Univesity? Are they afraid someone will name another one Ohio State.
Maybe just a bit pompus?
I have a great tee shirt that says, "Ohio, THE State University."