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14 days agoNo. Acronyms are words, it’s in the “nym” part. Initialisms where you pronounce each letter individually are not acronyms, since they ain’t words.
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No. Acronyms are words, it’s in the “nym” part. Initialisms where you pronounce each letter individually are not acronyms, since they ain’t words.
ATM ain’t an acronym. Neither is SMH.
I like chicken more anyway.
Ah, the “language evolves” defence. How come everytime it evolves it’s in the less useful direction?