Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoI firmly believe all 3-4 letter acronyms(and initialisms) will eventually be used for evil.message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareI firmly believe all 3-4 letter acronyms(and initialisms) will eventually be used for evil.Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 days agoDo you mean acronyms or initialisms? I can’t think of any 3 letter acronyms which are groups or agencies. All the ones I can think of are initialisms.
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoI know what an initialism is and I definitely know the difference! It’s you who doesn’t because you won’t explain in detail real quick!
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoAcronym is said like a word (NASA, FEMA). Initialism is just the letters (FBI, CIA).
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·2 days agoWell, yeah, everyone knows that. Jerk.
Do you mean acronyms or initialisms? I can’t think of any 3 letter acronyms which are groups or agencies. All the ones I can think of are initialisms.
I know what an initialism is and I definitely know the difference! It’s you who doesn’t because you won’t explain in detail real quick!
Acronym is said like a word (NASA, FEMA). Initialism is just the letters (FBI, CIA).
Well, yeah, everyone knows that. Jerk.