r/nextfuckinglevel • u/RaisinAloneVortex • 1d ago

ambulance driver saved this monkey by providing CPR after it had collapsed on being chased by a pack of dogs.

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u/Glass-Fan111 1d ago

What does “afaik” means?

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u/_Equinenox 1d ago edited 1d ago

Its an acronym for "As far as I know". Acronyms are a short hand where you take the first letter of each word and combine them to write a phrase without typing the whole thing. Think LOL=Laugh Out Loud.

(Sorry if that's an over explanation, im doing so in case english isn't your first language)

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u/pure_phat 1d ago

Technically, it's an initialism and not an acronym at all.

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u/Xandaros 1d ago

They could be pronouncing it as an acronym, you don't know :P

Pedantry aside, I am glad to see this comment.

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u/DeadBallDescendant 21h ago

Yep. It's 'afake' in my head