03-18-2016, 02:45 PM
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Werepandas - lurking in your shadows
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
If that was in jest please disregard the following:
1. Why would one shorten 'John'? 'Jno.' is the same space as 'John'.
2. Why would one mix up the letters?
Sorry, I have an inquiring mind. 
ETA: Just did some more research, confirming what Sarge told me. Why, WHY, would you transpose letters in an abbreviation? That seems to be obfuscation at it's finest. It just fucks my mind up. Jno = John, so, EUV must = Federal Bureau of Investigation. If you were going to shorten John, why would you not use Jon, or, Jhn? Jno makes zero goddamned sense.
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Another strange thing - Jno was seldom used as an abbreviation Jonathan
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