Work: Today, I had to present a program to my supervisors in University.... - FML

By EnglishLearner - 09/11/2012 16:23 - Switzerland - Mannedorf

Today, I had to present a program to my supervisors in University. Not being a native English speaker, I used my own invented abbreviations for parameters in the program. Apparently STD is not an appropriate abbreviation for "standard deviation." I can still hear them laughing. FML

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Pleonasm 35

Friday 9 November 2012 18:51

They were all like " WTF LOL."

zingline89 18

Friday 9 November 2012 18:53

Did they Clap?

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monknicker 14

Sunday 5 January 2014 12:28

Good try though!

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Thursday 20 February 2014 22:14

wRIPPERw 23

Wednesday 4 March 2015 5:45

Did they clap? I'm sure you'd be very crabby if they did

KrazyKatz333 15

Thursday 24 November 2016 8:59

To be fair my maths teacher used that in class.

T1A2Z3 34

Friday 29 June 2018 2:29

Yes it is... we used it in school. Don't let them laugh at you!

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