Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-29 months agoI firmly believe all 3-4 letter acronyms(and initialisms) will eventually be used for evil.message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up137arrow-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-29 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-29 months 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-up9arrow-down1·9 months 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-up7·9 months agoAcronym is said like a word (NASA, FEMA). Initialism is just the letters (FBI, CIA).
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months 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.