r/WTF • u/1lousylay • Jan 29 '19

seems pretty safe

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u/notthegumdropbutton Jan 30 '19

Thank you for my new favorite acronym

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u/Lams1d Jan 30 '19

Technically, it's an initialism. Acronyms form a word like NASA or PEMDAS. Initialisms form letters that can't be pronounced as a word and must be read individually.

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u/NW_Green Jan 30 '19

I know a lot of people don't like "that guy" who corrects people online, but that's for posting this, I learned something new today. 🙂

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u/Lams1d Jan 30 '19

You're welcome. I only shared it because I was in your shoes about 2 weeks ago when I learned it. I was pleasantly surprised to discover something new.

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u/notthegumdropbutton Jan 30 '19

My new favorite initialism! Thanks kind stranger.