@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • edit-227 days agoI firmly believe all 3-4 letter acronyms(and initialisms) will eventually be used for evil.message-square42fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up143arrow-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-227 days agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Diddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-227 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-square@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink10•27 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-square@Diddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish7•27 days agoAcronym is said like a word (NASA, FEMA). Initialism is just the letters (FBI, CIA).
minus-square@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink3•27 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.