Chris Lowe Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 NRHV - National Register of Historic Vessels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) CEVNI Code Européen des Voies de la Navigation Intérieure (French: European Code for Inland Waterways) ICC International Certificate of Competence SOLAS The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea LOA Length Over All LWL Length at Water Line BHP Brake Horse Power HP Horse Power MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Edited January 25, 2021 by MartynG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 ID Internal Diameter OD Outside Diameter, Overall Diameter. CoG Centre of Gravity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.i Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Works for me on desktop running windows 10 using Firefox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 LHT Left Hand Thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ray T said: Does that include NBTA which can have a multitude of meanings? 2 hours ago, Ray T said: The Baton Twirlers have had quite a few mentions on the site over the years. No Boats Travel Anywhere National Boats always Tied up Association National Baton Twirlers Association Edited January 25, 2021 by Alan de Enfield 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Thanks all please keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springy Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 And a few other threads : BSP British Standard Pipe NPT National Pipe Thread (US) UNF and UNC UNified Fine and Coarse BSW British Standard Whitworth springy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I always thought acronyms were only those abbreviations taken from the first letters of the words contained in them, that could be pronounced as a word, not just read out as letters. So NABO is an acronym but NB, RCD or CRT aren't, unless the last one is pronounced as the word CaRT. That's my understanding of acronyms anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, blackrose said: I always thought acronyms were only those abbreviations taken from the first letters of the words contained in them, that could be pronounced as a word, not just read out as letters. So NABO is an acronym but NB, RCD or CRT aren't, unless the last one is pronounced as the word CaRT. That's my understanding of acronyms anyway. As the registered name is Canal & River Trust, the only reason why CRT have dropped the & is because of a lack of thought & imagination in the Marketing Department when coming up with the name - who'd have thunk it, no one would come up with "putting the C&RT before the horse" or "now were are in the C&RT", or "the wheel has fallen off the C&RT" Edited January 26, 2021 by Alan de Enfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam & Di Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 5 hours ago, blackrose said: I always thought acronyms were only those abbreviations taken from the first letters of the words contained in them, that could be pronounced as a word, not just read out as letters. Exactly so. NB, IWA, RCD, BBC etc are initialisms Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doratheexplorer Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 GU - Grand Union K&A - Kennet and Avon FMC - Fellows, Morton and Clayton CC - continuous cruiser C&H - Calder and Hebble HNC - Huddersfield Narrow Canal HWC - Huddersfield Wide Canal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 minute ago, doratheexplorer said: HWC - Huddersfield Wide Canal Broad, not Wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 10 hours ago, blackrose said: I always thought acronyms were only those abbreviations taken from the first letters of the words contained in them, that could be pronounced as a word, not just read out as letters. So NABO is an acronym but NB, RCD or CRT aren't, unless the last one is pronounced as the word CaRT. That's my understanding of acronyms anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dor Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 According to Gyles Brandreth: ”Some style guides now advocate only using capitals throughout for acronyms where the letters are individually pronounced - e.g. they would capitalise all of ‘BBC’ and ‘EU’ but only the first letters in ‘Nato’ or ‘Nasa’. Because it’s what now happens, I accept it, but I do not approve. I think putting each letter in capitals is a useful reminder that it is part of an acronym.” Gyles considers himself a bit of an authority on the English language, and seems to accept that a run of initial letters is an acronym. As for NATO or Nato, Apple autocorrect prefers the former also. What do you prefer? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerra Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, dor said: According to Gyles Brandreth: ”Some style guides now advocate only using capitals throughout for acronyms where the letters are individually pronounced - e.g. they would capitalise all of ‘BBC’ and ‘EU’ but only the first letters in ‘Nato’ or ‘Nasa’. Because it’s what now happens, I accept it, but I do not approve. I think putting each letter in capitals is a useful reminder that it is part of an acronym.” Gyles considers himself a bit of an authority on the English language, and seems to accept that a run of initial letters is an acronym. As for NATO or Nato, Apple autocorrect prefers the former also. What do you prefer? I prefer NATO but if I follow what I was taught at school I would have to type N.A.T.O. Nato reads to my ancient brain as if it was pronounced nat-o. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 3 hours ago, David Mack said: Broad, not Wide. HSLBC ...Short Locked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, matty40s said: HSLBC ...Short Locked Not forgetting that its neighbour is sometimes known as the HVNC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billh Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Late to the party here, what about: TPW =Tow Path Walker (Towpath Walker) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 PPE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Jerra said: I prefer NATO but if I follow what I was taught at school I would have to type N.A.T.O. Nato reads to my ancient brain as if it was pronounced nat-o. You don't want to do that, you might accidentally find yourself eating natto... For those unaware, a Japanese delicacy consisting of fermented soybeans coated in sticky slimy stinky snot. Traditionally served cold for breakfast in a bowl, with a raw egg broken into a hollow in the middle. We used it as the last stage in a food boat race once, some people either gagged or threw up trying to eat it. Very much an acquired taste ? Edited January 27, 2021 by IanD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Can we have a toolTip for "amps per hour"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 16 hours ago, David Mack said: Not forgetting that its neighbour is sometimes known as the HVNC. thats the HSC or Huddersfield Shallow Canal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said: thats the HSC or Huddersfield Shallow Canal or sometimes the HEC -- Huddersfield Empty Canal... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, IanD said: or sometimes the HEC -- Huddersfield Empty Canal... i'd like to disagree with you ........ but i can't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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