The Great TLA (TGL)

Today in class Ed Stetzer used TLA as a term in his lecture!  TLA is finally starting to catch on!  I have been trying to bring it into our vernacular since high school (which I graduated from in 2004).  We see them everywhere.  They affect music, education, government, and churches, basically everything.  FIF, TIU, NIU, UIC, MPG, all of these things are TLA's.  Life becomes easier when we understand and utilize the TLA.

Every good marketing strategy needs a TLA.  It is almost impossible to remember anything without it (almost hyperbole).  Even psychological disorders utilize TLA's.  Where would we be without terms like OCD, DID, and GAD, all psychological disorders?  What about the educational side?  NIU, TIU, MBA, PBJ, and the list continues.  Can I pull a TEDS move (I know, not a TLA, but it is under the TLA umbrella of TIU, so it's okay) and say that since smart people seem to use TLA's more often that they are a great idea?  In my Persuasion class in undergrad I learned that people are persuaded by referral to authority and/or experts among other things so the logic seems to fit.  I could go on with more day-to-day uses such as MPG, ETA, CTA, LOL, GTG, and BRB.  Without these nifty TLA's instant messaging and texting could take three to four times as long.  How could we convey our laughter across the internet without TLA's?

If you are not sure what a TLA is at this point, friend, this is for you.  It is a three letter acronym for Three Letter Acronym.  What could be more efficient?  What could be more exciting?  Doesn't just saying it bring a smile to your face?

Those were rhetorical questions but these are not.  Do you think this term is helpful?  What TLA do you use on a regular basis?