When

• Gun shot wound = 3 syllables, and
• GSW = 5 syllables

We abbreviate to shorten, not lengthen.

  • unexposedhazard
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    4 days ago

    There are humans in an ER and humans are fucking stupid, so yes it could. The US is a silly place so people just instantly react to the word “gun” with thoughts of mass shootings.