Anytime you see an abbreviation you don’t think of something normal, you think of something biblical-studies related.
For instance, whilst browsing the latest from twitter- this one from Al-Arabiya popped up and when I saw ICC I didn’t instantly think ‘International Criminal Court’. Oh no, I thought ‘International Critical Commentary’. It’s shocking how often that kind of thing happens…
I do that too. One day my wife and I were riding and pulled up behind a car whose license plate began with IVA. I said, “Look, that plate starts with ἵνα.” I received a puzzled look in response.
You mean some Johhny Come Lately bunch of lawyers have had the temerity to breach the intellectual property rights of biblical scholars by using one of our trademark acronyms? We should sue them!