http://doingwords.disqus.com/enMon, 01 May 2006 00:46:00 -0000http://doingwords.com/?p=457#comment-21918430<p>According to <a href="http://wzus.ask.com/r?t=p&amp;d=us&amp;s=a&amp;c=a&amp;l=dir&amp;o=10413&amp;sv=0a300524&amp;ip=3ba70109&amp;id=2386F5DA0E7FEDFC680FB7DF41823885&amp;q=what+is+an+acronym&amp;p=1&amp;qs=121&amp;ac=3&amp;g=706b+tIjS3tY6u&amp;en=da&amp;io=0&amp;ep=&amp;eo=&amp;b=sa&amp;bc=&amp;br=&amp;tp=d&amp;ec=6&amp;pt=Encyclopedia%3A%20Acronym%20and%20initialism&amp;ex=da_sn%3DKsg1%26da_lhs%3D1456594%26da_lhx%3Dtest%26da_rhs%3D100%26da_rht%3DLink%26da_rhx%3D%250AEncyclopedia%253A%2BAcronym%2Band%2Binitialism%250A%26da_sro%3D1456858%26da_stp%3D%26da_iid%3D%26da_lit%3D%26da_ad%3D&amp;url=&amp;u=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym_and_initialism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://wzus.ask.com/r?t=p&amp;d=us&amp;s=a&amp;c=a&amp;l=dir&amp;o=10413&amp;sv=0a300524&amp;ip=3ba70109&amp;id=2386F5DA0E7FEDFC680FB7DF41823885&amp;q=what+is+an+acronym&amp;p=1&amp;qs=121&amp;ac=3&amp;g=706b+tIjS3tY6u&amp;en=da&amp;io=0&amp;ep=&amp;eo=&amp;b=sa&amp;bc=&amp;br=&amp;tp=d&amp;ec=6&amp;pt=Encyclopedia%3A%20Acronym%20and%20initialism&amp;ex=da_sn%3DKsg1%26da_lhs%3D1456594%26da_lhx%3Dtest%26da_rhs%3D100%26da_rht%3DLink%26da_rhx%3D%250AEncyclopedia%253A%2BAcronym%2Band%2Binitialism%250A%26da_sro%3D1456858%26da_stp%3D%26da_iid%3D%26da_lit%3D%26da_ad%3D&amp;url=&amp;u=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym_and_initialism">Wikipedia</a>:<br><i></i><br><br>Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations such as NATO, laser, or scuba, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced based on this abbreviated written form.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Now the only remaining mysteries are (a) why you thought I didn't already know that; and (b) why you're so friendly and charming when you're commenting on other people's blogs.<br><br><br><br>Have a nice day. No, on second thoughts, don't.<br></p>alanMon, 01 May 2006 00:46:00 -0000http://doingwords.com/?p=457#comment-21918429<p>talking of idiots... learn what an acronym is!</p>Geoff SmithMon, 01 May 2006 00:31:00 -0000