Morphology: Acronyms

Mummy, where do new words come from?

Acronyms

Word made from all or most of the letters in a name or phrase

radio detecting and ranging apparatus

Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

What are some more acronyms?

How are these ones different?

Why are abbreviations such as “HMSO” or “GPS” not acronyms?

Because they are not said as words

Is this an acronym or an initialism?

BRB
NASA
CSIRO
RAM
DSL
DVD
TV

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Morphology: Acronyms

by Mark O'Meara on Oct 07, 2011

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