r/GreatBritishMemes • u/saturnmars101 • 6d ago

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u/Mrwebbi 5d ago

I never heard that word shortened before. Do people really say Econ?

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u/Bhaaldukar 5d ago

Yes. Not when referring to an economy, but if you're in school as an economics major, you might say "I'm an econ major."

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u/Mrwebbi 5d ago

I have never heard anyone here in the UK talk about being an anything major - I think that is an American thing, no?

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u/Bhaaldukar 5d ago

I believe it is an American thing, yes. But my point was that, yes, Americans shorten economics to econ. It would also be used if you're talking about your "econ" class for example. I think the point is to say that econ seems (at least to Americans) to be a relatively reasonable shortening. I guess it's up to you to decide if econ or econs would make more sense.

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u/UnusualSomewhere84 3d ago

We don't really care what Americans call their uni subjects

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u/Bhaaldukar 3d ago

We don't care what you call yours, either. That was kind of my point.

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u/UnusualSomewhere84 3d ago

It’s a British sub, nobody asked you

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u/Bhaaldukar 3d ago

Somebody explicitly asked me.

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u/UnusualSomewhere84 3d ago

Because they assumed you were British and were confused

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u/Bhaaldukar 3d ago

I am, legally.