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 Originally Posted by Inquartata  We all use abbreviations ( NAC, USFA, FIE, WADA, et al ).
They're not exactly the same as perfectly good words shortened for the convenience of the writer.
( That said, the remark was still humorously ironical.  ) Bureaucracies often deserve the insult of being referred to by an acronym.
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Och, what a gentle rebuke...
Yes, you are right, those ( like "DJ" ) are acronyms, not abbreviations... Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Yes, you are right, those ( like "DJ" ) are acronyms, not abbreviations... Technically, they're not acronyms, they're initialisms -- unless they are pronounced as a word, not just by saying the letters. For example, "laser" and "scuba" are acronyms, but "IBM" and "FIE" are initialisms (unless you pronounce "FIE" like the word "fie", which I could understand.)
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Och, what a gentle rebuke...
Yes, you are right, those ( like "DJ" ) are acronyms, not abbreviations... No rebuke, acronyms (and initalisms  ) are a type of abbreviation.
http://www.lyberty.com/encyc/articles/abbr.html
Initialisms are evil enough they don't deserve to be correctly named, so I'll keep calling them acronyms. (That's my rationalization, and I'm sticking to it.)
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Originally Posted by Lemonaide Yes, it's laying on your back and allowing الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى
Great Socialist People's whatever to hit you and win: 'for friendship'. Laying what on your back?
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Originally Posted by Beloit Fencer of Old Huh? What do you mean by this? You're not saying you're Doug...because I know Doug, and as nice a guy as he is, he doesn't have a reach advantage on my seven-year-old. Nope - I'm not doug. (But I like doug!) As others mentioned, Doug is my coach.
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