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Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO) or parts of words (as in Benelux or Delmarva). There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms (see nomenclature), nor on written usage (see orthographic styling). While popular in recent English, such abbreviations have historical use in English as well as other languages. As a type of word formation process, acronyms and initialisms are viewed as a subtype of blending. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License When did we start using all these acronyms? Q. Like POTUS for the President, SCOTUS for the Supreme Court, etc. I personally think they're a little goofy. dang I haven't seen this much response since I posted a question about abortion lol. Asked by Christopher K - Sat Aug 16 14:32:08 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. That is Gov. Admin. Speak Only those in Gov. Admin use it. Answered by sophist - Sat Aug 16 14:36:26 2008 What do you call poems that are made of acronyms? Q. As in... (this is me improvising) P is for puzzles O is for oceans E is for elephants M is for monkeys Is there a proper name for this style? Asked by Adelayde - Wed Feb 14 23:55:39 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. they're called acrostic poems Answered by taixsantixlove - Thu Feb 15 00:03:22 2007 Can you list words commonly used that are actually acronyms?
Q. Best I can think of is Posh and Sonar. Best I can think of is Posh and Sonar... I want the words that would make someone turn around and say "WHAT??? NO!! THAT CAN'T be an acronym!!" Asked by jaxattax - Sun Aug 19 10:21:57 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. laser Nato Aids scuba I am sure there are loads more but my brain is not functioning properly today as it is Sunday! Answered by Tatsbabe - Sun Aug 19 10:33:38 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Acronyms" See also:
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