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[–] konalt@lemmy.world 20 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

ill never be able to read a/b/o as alpha beta omega because I always think of blood types instead

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 6 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Exactly. Write "α/β/ω" if you want it to be read correctly, or at least "A/B/Ω" (the A and B are Latin homoglyphs and everyone should know how to read/write/type the capital omega because of electrical resistance). Similarly, zero-crossing detection, three-letter acronyms etc. should be abbreviated with digits.

[–] randy@lemmy.ca 7 points 51 minutes ago

everyone should know how to read/write/type the capital omega because of electrical resistance

https://xkcd.com/2501/