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56 fantastic acronyms and initialisms
Posted by staff / April 25, 2013Mental Floss hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John sorts through a number of acronyms and initialisms such as M&M’s, SCUBA, and the USA PATRIOT act. An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO) …
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