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Of course, but if everyone does it, it is very inconvenient to read and in some case leaves unnecessary space for misunderstanding. Usually, acronyms are followed by the full wording the first time they are mentioned.





> Usually, acronyms are followed by the full wording the first time they are mentioned.

I'm sure they did at the time this (SJW) acronym got popular. That was maybe 10-15 years ago.


SWJ wasn’t a popular acronym 10 years (let alone 15) ago in the online communities I hung around in. ;)

Sure, I get that. But the term gained popularity in 2012 it seems, according to google trends.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=SJW&hl=e...

And there's a entry from 2011 in urbandictionary.com, so maybe that's around when it was coined.




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