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Acronyms
1.
{Ekaterina Krysenkova
2. Definition
An acronym is an abbreviation formedfrom the initial components in a phrase
or a word.
Definition
3. Every day life acronyms
addr.approx.
Ch.
corp.
Dept.
e.g.
encl.
esp.
etc.
FAQ(s)
Every day life acronyms
fwd
Govt.
HQ
i.e.
info.
Ltd.
max.
min.
mph
NB
No.
para.
pls.
qtr
sec.
SME/SMB
VP
vs
4. Pronounced as a word, containing only initial letters
Pronounced as a word, containing noninitial letters5. Pronounced as a word, containing a mixture of initial and non-initial letters
Pronounced as a word or as a string of letters,depending on speaker or context
6. Pronounced as a combination of spelling out and a word
Initialisms are pronounced only as a string ofletters