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#showerthoughts
That sounds like orgo's sexy, Eastern European sister.
Actually the rumor is that orgo stands for or go. This has to do with the difficulty of the course. Meaning, you can try to do organic chem, or go home.
Seriously, this makes no sense to somebody who calls it 'ochem'.
Where ever did the second 'o' come from? Did you guys take orgonic omistry?
I call it ochem too. My phone confuses orgo with orgy.
I know what you're saying, dont worry you're not alone.
Shouldn't it be Org-y?
Organic Chemistry > Org. Chemistry > Org. istry > Org. try > Org. ry > Orgy?
Organic Chemistry > Org. Chemistry > Org. istry > Org. try > Org. ry > Orgy?
They call it Organic in the south. Has a nice ring to it at times
The south is a pretty big place. I go to a school in Texas and we call it orgo as well.
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The additional O comes from the original greek word for organic chemistry which is "orgonic chemonorchracy". After IUPAC was formed in England during the turn of the 14th century, the old english word "Organic" was used in lieu of "orgonic" as it mean "from Carbon with many Hydrogen attached with lines". They still kept the abbreviated form of "orgo" but the formal term was changed to "organic chemistry" which translates back to greek as "origin or many tears and career changes".
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that means you have typed orgy into your phone. hmmmm
man those greeks really were prophetic
I hate when people call it OChem hahaha. I'm in a green state so it's super jarring when I hear it called otherwise (minus organic, that doesn't sound weird).
This is really interesting. I'm from los angeles but went to school in NE. I called it orgo when I came back home for summer and all my friends were like
True.... Here's an interesting informal poll
Is it just me or the blue looks purple
True.... Here's an interesting informal poll
It does by itself, but not relative to the the red and green on the map, lol.
*hits blunt*
definitely periwinkle
Immediate dislike
I attend a Texas school as well, where no one calls it orgo. We refer to it as “Organic” in conversation, or “Ochem” in text.
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