Where's the two letter option? http://www.wikisocion.org/en/index.p...ation_elements Type LI woo!
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Where's the two letter option? http://www.wikisocion.org/en/index.p...ation_elements Type LI woo!
three letter code is better and differentiates from MBTI better. No confusion of INTj with INTJ. Two letter codes is hard to figure out I/E which is actually really important.
3 letter code only because there's no doubt you're talking about socionics when you see it. 4 letter code can be confused for MBTI especially if people say it in all lowercase or caps (ex: infp or INFP). I think the four letter code is more flexible though so when needing to use 'x' for uncertainty or to group types up, it's better. Like if you are stuck between ENTj or ENTp you can say ENTx. Can't really do that with the 3 letter code.
The 4 letter code is still easier for me (if I wanted to make a note of something related to a type and wish to record it accurately - where there is a chance I will go with what I wrote, it would lead to less mistakes, and it is perhaps quicker for me to comprehend). But the 3 letter code is better for the MBTI-related issues that people have mentioned.
Yeah I'm also pro-3-letters because it's obv socionics when you mention it. Also, it has a bit more of a focus on what your dominant function is and what your creative function is, which is kind of what I see is the crux of Socionics.
I kinda prefer the 4 letters notation. In the other one, the letters I and E have two different meanings, which is especially confusing in case of NF types. I would really love a hybrid notation that uses the 4L letters in the 3L notation, like NFE instead of IEE. This way is way more intuitive, the clubs are easily recognizable this way, and so are whole types.
Oh and some of the types like SEE or EII sound awkward when you say them aloud.
The 2 letter option I find confusing. I tend to confuse T (Ni) with thinking, I (Ne) with introversion, and E (Fe) with extraversion.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClownsandEntropy
There's also the nickname designation. Robespierre for LII, Huxley for IEE, etc. I find that confusing for beginners. It's a whole new list of things to memorize.
I prefer using symbols or three letter codes.
Four letter codes are too easily confused with MBTI types.