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[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Sorry for being that guy today for you, but you can just say CSAM. It stands for Child Sexual Abuse Material". smh my head :P

[–] portuga@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Your last sentence saves you from being pedantic. Fun stuff, RIP in peace ✌️

[–] Uriel_Copy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Classic RAS syndrome! (Redundant Acronym Syndrome)

[–] Napster153@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Pardon, but what... I did say CSAM, may I ask what exactly you mean?

[–] dai@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did you drop your ATM machine? 

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does it take small size compact CD discs?

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only if you remember your PIN number.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think I caught an RSV virus from you.

[–] urandom@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Aren’t you running Windows NT technology?

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Nah, I'm running a GNU Unix.

[–] VegOwOtenks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 16 points 1 month ago

Some people, when they see an acronym, will replace it with the words it stands for in their head. A subset of that group of people get annoyed when the sentence gets all muddled up by repeated words; in this particular case, you said 'CSAM material', which their brain read as 'child sexual abuse material material'.

It isn't a big deal, but as one of those people, I totally get the urge to point it out (I've gotten pretty good at looking past it but it's still a bit of a compulsion).

They are referring to your use of "CSAM material" in your sentence.