Editor's Corner

Good morning. I think today is a good day for a chuckle, and I want to thank Jane G. for providing this one. It’s going to be short and sweet, and I hope it makes you smile.

I know a lot of you are frustrated with the redundancy of terms like the following:

• PIN number (personal identification number number)
• ATM machine (automated teller machine machine)
• LCD display (liquid crystal display display)

Since the acronyms (PIN, ATM, LCD) include the final word (number, machine, display), there’s no need to repeat that final word when you mention the acronym—but as you know, many people do. And many other people are annoyed by it.

Well…according to the wacky editors at Dictionary.com, there’s a term for this redundant balderdash: RAS syndrome (redundant acronym syndrome syndrome). See what they did there? Ah, the humor. I don’t think most people appreciate how amusing editors can be.

For those of you who care, if you want to talk about personal identification numbers, call them PINs, not PIN numbers. Don’t be a redundant Rufus: talk about ATMs and LCDs, not ATM machines and LCD displays.

And if you want to see the Facebook® reel from Dictionary.com, click here.

I hope you enjoy a day of merry mirth.

Donna Bradley Burcher |Technical Editor, Advisory | jack henry

Pronouns she/her/hers

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