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Pedant alert:
These really aren't acronyms.
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Yeah, I was afraid that might be the case. What should I call them?
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The term "initialism" has some favor. However, maybe if you and I stand strong together, these usages will simply fade away.
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SIDTS.
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If I pronounce them as written every time I see them, then they are acronyms.
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Um, are acronyms pronounced as they appear?
Is the IRS not an acronym then? Hmmm. If not, and since entities like the Internal Revenue Service better known by their initials have pre-dated the internet by decades, there has to be a term for them? What is it? |
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#58 |
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Abbreviation or initials.
An acronym is specifically a pronounceable word formed from initials. Scuba is everyone's favorite example.
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STFU
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My favorite acronym is SNAFU
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