Family and friends sometimes ask for clarification when I lazily abbreviate. I apologize. Let me say what I’m thinking.
“A lexicon represents the abstract, living inventory of words belonging to a … group or mind.” To share and clarify, here is a sample of lexicon as my “mental dictionary: The set of words and phrases known and used by a single individual.” Far from complete, this list includes common initialisms (like FBI — not acronyms, pronounced as a word like NASA) and regular words I frequently use.
CRC1 — our #1 Community Resource Center at 555 24th Street before myHometown Ogden South Council classes and activities moved out. I unofficially continue volunteer work there, next to Seager Memorial Clinic.
CG — City Garden Apartments, Ogden home
MW Ctr / RR Center — Marshall N. White Community Center, Ogden UT (my running & rowing on track above ball courts)
pantry — community service place providing free food & household supply
OCP — obsessive-compulsive photography or proofreading, depending on context
misophonia — selective sound sensitivity syndrome (my daughter diagnosed for me)
EQ — elders quorum (men)
SS lesson — Sunday School lesson
mtg — abbreviation for meeting
mgt — abbreviation for management
mtn bike — my non-electric mountain bicycle
Razor — non-electric kick scooter, my senior mobility device
blading — rollerblading with my adjustable inline skates (began in 2024 at Neptune Ogden)
OGX — UTA Ogden Express electric buses
$Tree — Dollar Tree store (inflated to $1.25+)
DI — Deseret Industries Thrift Store & Donation Center
NT — Neighbors Thrift store, Ogden UT
The U (or U of U) — The University of Utah, SLC
WSU — Weber State University, Ogden UT
“Tuesdays with Kay” — special day of the week began September 2018 with sweet visits from family. I derived it from a book she taught at Northridge High School: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
