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What is your least favourite acronym?
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ETA, but not the estimated time of arrival that everyone knows.
The ETA that Tumblr and XX chromosomes made popular that actually means Edited to add...
Rather than just Edit: or E:.
But it means I added something!... Right... That's literally the definition of edit... Blood is thicker than the water of the womb too right? Lmfao.
I agree that it's stupid to reuse something as common as ETA, but 'edit' does not necessarily imply addition.
But if you put edit: followed by text then yeah it does imply you added it.
Supplying additional context can change how people interpret something, but "edit" on its own can mean that you have:
Any of which is adding to the comment. Whether by adding a removal or adding lol.
Edit is synonymous with changed. It isn't synonymous with... I dunno, remove or add.
That's what I'm saying: it is a change, but "edit to add" is not inherently redundant.
It is... Any change is adding to something. Whether that be through subtraction or addition. I get where you're coming from and where the to add people come from... It's just a silly addendum that was added post hoc because of silly populism. ETA is already established as estimated time of arrival. There's no reason to also try to rethink a common acronym. Beyond that, there's also no reason to signify what you added, or where. You can sure just use ETA to add anything directly after while leaving your OG comment the same, but nobody will know what you edited anyway unless it's an instance that records that stuff.
I think it's the same argument as debating whether nothing is something at the root.
Even then, it's a superfluous addition when you have to specify okay I've only edited anything after this ETA when the definition means you could've added anything anywhere.
Edit in addition, edit after comment, any variation leads to the same issue. It's just... So... Pointless.
It even takes more keystrokes! Whether you use capslock or shift for Edit: or ETA: l. E: Is just so much better.
Ok - I wasn't arguing semantics, but you sure are. :)
I mostly agree with your perspective on the broader, philosophical aspects of edits. However, our discussion is specifically about the practical use of ‘ETA’ in online contexts, not the semantics of editing. Introducing a philosophical angle, while interesting, is not particularly useful here.
I always confuse that first ETA between Estimated time of arrival vs Estimated time to arrival.
ETA is also Czech (formerly) brand of household appliances.