Definition
Every day life acronyms
Pronounced as a word, containing only initial letters
Pronounced as a word, containing a mixture of initial and non-initial letters
Pronounced as a combination of spelling out and a word
Pronounced as a string of letters, but with a shortcut
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Acronyms

1.

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2. Definition

An acronym is an abbreviation formed
from 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 letters

5. 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 of
letters

7. Pronounced as a string of letters, but with a shortcut

Pseudo-acronyms

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