It's funny how when somebody asks you to do something as soon as possible, when you'll actually do it depends on how the sentence is phrased. From the manual -
"While the uncontracted form 'as soon as possible' accompanying the call to action implies a certain accommodation in deference to your schedule, the contracted form of the same expression 'ASAP!' implies an undue urgency entirely unwarranted by the presence of the acronym itself."
So I dug deeper into this fascinating phenomenon, and it turned out I had severely underestimated the sheer subtlety involved. Read on...
"While the uncontracted form 'as soon as possible' accompanying the call to action implies a certain accommodation in deference to your schedule, the contracted form of the same expression 'ASAP!' implies an undue urgency entirely unwarranted by the presence of the acronym itself."
So I dug deeper into this fascinating phenomenon, and it turned out I had severely underestimated the sheer subtlety involved. Read on...
