Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
ÿÿ https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
ÿÿÿ https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym.ÿ He didn't pronounce it as a word;
he spelled it out.
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym. He didn't pronounce it as a word;
he spelled it out.
On 10/14/2025 4:31 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:On 10/14/2025 4:31 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
ÿÿÿ https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym.ÿ He didn't pronounce it as a word;
he spelled it out.
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym. He didn't pronounce it as a
word;
he spelled it out.
That may be a battle we're losing although I'm fighting it hard.
From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acronym
What is the difference between an acronym and an initialism?
Both acronyms and initialisms are made up of the first letter or letters
of the words in a phrase. The word acronym typically applies when the resulting thing can be read as a word; for example, radar comes from
"radio detection and ranging" and scuba comes from "self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus." The word initialism only applies when
the resulting thing is read as an abbreviation; for example DIY, which
comes from "do it yourself," is pronounced by saying the names of the letters. Note that the word acronym is also sometimes used to mean "initialism."
M-W used to have a hard line between the two.
On 10/14/2025 4:31 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
ÿÿÿ https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym.ÿ He didn't pronounce it as a word;
he spelled it out.
On 10/14/2025 4:31 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
ÿÿÿÿ https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym.ÿ He didn't pronounce it as a word;
he spelled it out.
That may be a battle we're losing although I'm fighting it hard.
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
On 10/14/2025 9:13 PM, Jay Morris wrote:
On 10/14/2025 4:31 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
ÿÿÿ https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym.ÿ He didn't pronounce it as a
word; he spelled it out.
On 10/14/2025 4:31 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
On 10/14/2025 5:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:That may be a battle we're losing although I'm fighting it hard.
Crackshaft: Acronym Anonymous
ÿÿÿÿ https://www.gocomics.com/crankshaft/2025/10/14
Yes, there are way too many acronyms nowadays.
It's an initialism, not an acronym.ÿ He didn't pronounce it as a word;
he spelled it out.
We don't know if he spelled it out or not.
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