"I am an educated individual who is aware of this acronym that I consider to be niche. I realize that you, being an uneducated swine, will be unfamiliar with it though, so I'll be gracious and spell it out for you."
No, that's actually good practice. One shouldn't use an acronym (unless it's extremely common) without first writing it in full. However, it should be written out first and then followed by the acronym in parentheses. Like so:
Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
After this, the acronym may be used freely. But if you're just going to use the phrase once, you should just not use an acronym.
Why does everyone who is trying to look smart do that thing where they use an acronym, and then spell out what the acronym is for right after?
It doesn't make you look smart. It makes you look like you don't know what acronyms are for.
"I am an educated individual who is aware of this acronym that I consider to be niche. I realize that you, being an uneducated swine, will be unfamiliar with it though, so I'll be gracious and spell it out for you."
FTL Faster Than Light presents the Automated ATM Machine.
No, that's actually good practice. One shouldn't use an acronym (unless it's extremely common) without first writing it in full. However, it should be written out first and then followed by the acronym in parentheses. Like so:
Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
After this, the acronym may be used freely. But if you're just going to use the phrase once, you should just not use an acronym.
Was taught in uni to give the full word out before writing it as a acronym when writing a paper eg. Methicilin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
I guess some people do it in, like, tweets and shit to sound intellectual.