May 8, 2025
We’ve talked about a lot of acronym things on here, including the difference between acronyms and initialisms, what a redundonym is, how to pluralize acronyms, whether an acronym needs periods, and whether “a” or “an” comes before an acronym. But Read more…
December 10, 2024
Is it FBI or F.B.I.? PhD or Ph.D.? And once we solve the question about periods or no periods, we still have spaces and capitalization to contend with. Let’s talk acronyms! What Is an Acronym? An acronym is a word Read more…
Don’t panic! It’s true that words such as “FBI” and “TBA” are actually NOT acronyms at all, so you might be thinking that everything you’ve ever known is a lie (at least I did when I started learning about this). Read more…
December 9, 2024
Did you know that “snafu” is an acronym? What about “care package”? I bet there are at least a few words on this list that you never knew were acronyms! Quick Disclaimer: Acronyms vs. Initialisms Acronyms are words that are Read more…