I completely agree...

[u/Veshaad]

[u/TorumShardal]

As soon as enough states ratify National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, or NaPoVoInterCo for short.

Started in 2006, has 222 votes from 270 required.

[u/bittersterling → u/TorumShardal]

Wow, idk how I could function without that shortened version! Thanks 🙏

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/bittersterling]

It just rolls off the tongue... Na po vo inter co!

[u/Remarkable_Ease_7607 → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

I feel like if you have to use that many syllables you should just say the words

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/Remarkable_Ease_7607]

It's like the people who say "El Oh Tee Arr" instead of "Lord of the Rings"

[u/jaxonya → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

My son asked me if ive seen fnaf 2 a while back. Didnt say the letters, he just said fnaf as if it were a real word. I was fucking puzzeled and kept asking him what he was talking about. He finally rolled his eyes and said "five nights at freddys" 2 ...hwhat in the fuck, boy.

[u/DontAskAboutMyButt → u/jaxonya]

“Fnaf” is how all the streamers say it so that’s how Gen Alpha says it too 😂

[u/jaxonya → u/DontAskAboutMyButt]

Oh. At least he isnt weird. Well, not to his gen he isnt.

[u/Horskr → u/jaxonya]

Should ask him why not just say "fnaft" instead of pronouncing the 2 if it we're going that route lol. Fnaf and the sequel, fnanft.

[u/jcrreddit → u/DontAskAboutMyButt]

That sounds the noise and elephant with a stuffy nose would make.

[u/Strong-Ad-7737 → u/DontAskAboutMyButt]

Not!! Squeeze me, bakeing powder?

[u/Khrabby19 → u/DontAskAboutMyButt]

GenX here, Fnaf is a word in our house. Depends on how much of a terminal gamer you are I suppose. I played You-Ohh as a yute. Old man out.

[u/LessInThought → u/jaxonya]

As the dad, you have a moral obligation to fix that boy.

[u/jaxonya → u/LessInThought]

Should I dust off the ole belt handed down to me from my father? Maybe there is another way to reach him

[u/LessInThought → u/jaxonya]

In case of emergency, break out the jumper cables. Check out which streamer he watches to know if he's too far gone. /jk

[u/Kanlashkan → u/LessInThought]

Why did I immediately think of propane and propane accessories?

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/jaxonya]

"Ffnaff"? Eff that noise.

[u/jaxonya → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Right?

[u/alexthebeast → u/jaxonya]

I would assume this to be a specific type of fart if one of my kids said it

[u/OfficerJayBear → u/jaxonya]

My brother in Christ, think about this statement in 1950 when the first person said a nonsense word like SCUBA. You're on the front lines of history

[u/jaxonya → u/OfficerJayBear]

Look, ive yolo'd many times in my life..

[u/JustKillingTime1980 → u/jaxonya]

https://tenor.com/view/funny-hilarious-lil-wayne-what-huh-gif-3470481

[u/KIokinator → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

You may not know this, but IRL many people say "Lotor" like the word "Motor" which stands for LOTR which stands for Lord of the Rings.

So either Lord of the Rings, or L-O-T-R, or "Lotor".

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/KIokinator]

That's my preferred shortening method! Because of how stupid I think it is to say each letter.

[u/Affordable_Z_Jobs → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Right? Its the same number of syllables saying each letter. Your not saving any time. It's being insufferable for that sake of it.

[u/mbilight → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Nah, those were just Mexican-Americans talking about OTR

[u/zontarr2 → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

George Washington Bridge and GW Bridge have the same number of syllables

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/zontarr2]

George👏 Wash👏ing👏ton👏

Gee👏dub👏lya👏

🤔

[u/Dramatic-Inspector57 → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Gee dou ble u

It’s 4.

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/Dramatic-Inspector57]

While I'm half joking, not all syllables are created equal. George is a bullshit one-syllable word. 

[u/Dramatic-Inspector57 → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Agreed. The more you say it the weirder it feels.

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/Dramatic-Inspector57]

JOR^juh

[u/LyingForTruth → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Or "el oh el" instead of "lagwhl"

[u/screen_storytelling → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Not really. Lord of the rings is four syllables. L O T R spoken aloud is four syllables. That doesn’t make sense to abbreviate verbally

What we’re talking about is taking a 12 syllable name and reducing it to 6.

Try saying each one three times in a row and see how it feels.

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/screen_storytelling]

I'm just playing with OP's conceit. Sometimes we do push attempts at shortening things too far.

[u/screen_storytelling → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Totally we sometimes shorten things that don’t need to be!

The name of this act is not really one of those times. The person that said “if you have to say that many syllables (NaPoVoInterCo) you should just say the words” I mean yeah it’s a funny comment at first glance. But if you actually stop and think about it, no you shouldn’t really say the full words? It’s a pretty long name and the abbreviation makes it way more palatable

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/screen_storytelling]

From the jump, national is far too long of a word

[u/pen9uinparty → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Rly?? I've always said "lotter" in my head oops!

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/pen9uinparty]

Check another response to my comment... "Lotor" (rhyming with "motor") is also pretty popular. Whatever floats your boat!

[u/Undernown → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Wait, people don't just say: "Lohtr" ?!

[u/DazzlingRutabega → u/Reformed_Hillbilly]

Yeah but this is like WWW in that no one actually says LOTR. It's o ly abbreviated as an acronym when written.

[u/Emergency-Option377 → u/Remarkable_Ease_7607]

World Wide Web has 6 fewer syllables than WWW.

[u/screen_storytelling → u/Remarkable_Ease_7607]

12 syllables reduced to 6

When there are hours long discussions about this act, it makes a big difference.

[u/Remarkable_Ease_7607 → u/screen_storytelling]

NPVIC. 5 syllables. I made it even more efficient! But I'm glad someone is keeping score.

[u/screen_storytelling → u/Remarkable_Ease_7607]

If we’re gonna get reaaaallll granular about linguistics, NaPoVoInterCo separates consonants with vowels in a way that makes the phrase roll off the tongue naturally. NPVIC has more closed consonants in succession that, despite being one syllable less, does not really make a difference to how long it takes to say the phrase.

Try saying NaPoVoInterCo as fast as you can three times. Then try the same with NPVIC. If you time yourself it’ll basically be the same.

I know. I’m fun at parties.

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/screen_storytelling]

It's also more aurally pleasing in the "long" form. Making my brain parse four consecutive "ee" letters is a bit much.

[u/Reformed_Hillbilly → u/Remarkable_Ease_7607]

"enpeevic"

Now we're down to three!