Re:Vitamin D, part 3 – The Evidence
by gwd on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:56PM
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And nice means "mean or small-minded", and silly means "saintly", and terrible means "inspiring terror". Or at least they used to -- but usage evolves over time past etymological roots.
"TFA" is indeed a back-formation from "RTFA", which is the online-forum equivalent of the aggressive and obnoxious acronym "RTFM". But it contains no verb; and in online discussions there's a sort of a hole in our language for an efficient way to say for "the article currently under discussion". So it quickly lost the aggressive and obnoxious connotations that RFTA has.
As such, I think "The Fine Article" is an expansion more fitting with its evolved usage.
"TFA" is indeed a back-formation from "RTFA", which is the online-forum equivalent of the aggressive and obnoxious acronym "RTFM". But it contains no verb; and in online discussions there's a sort of a hole in our language for an efficient way to say for "the article currently under discussion". So it quickly lost the aggressive and obnoxious connotations that RFTA has.
As such, I think "The Fine Article" is an expansion more fitting with its evolved usage.