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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Of course, we hear often enough about the "SAT test" or going to the "ATM machine" with our "PIN number." I imagine there are others.
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From this week's Time Mag: Inside the New SAT Test
Although I wonder whether the writer and editors know it, this construction is no longer technically redundant. A few years ago, the College Board decided that the initials no longer stood for anything. This occurred after the A word was changed from "Aptitude" (raised too many self-esteem issues, and critics hated the suggestion that the test measured ability) to "Assessment" (which obviously still suggested that the test measured something). "Admission" would be an obvious choice, a la the LSAT, if not for the problematic S. Some would suggest Shitty, Suxass, or Socioeconomicallybiased, but that doesn't look good on the test booklet covers.
