The practice of acronyms was almost non existent before the 20th Century. There could be some connection with the Greek word 'akros' meaning 'end' and 'onym' meaning 'name'. Thus a combination of words of Greek origin
Acronyms are the initial letters or parts of a phrase or word. Although there is no standard way of coming up with acronyms, they always try to blend.
Udo Jung has written: 'Elsevier's foreign-language teacher's dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations' -- subject(s): Abbreviations, Acronyms, Dictionaries, Language and languages, Study and teaching
Example sentebse of English Language acronyms & abbreviations
HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is one of the popular scripting language.
1st: talk that has forms of written and spoken language in it i.e text and MSN language (abbreviations, acronyms, contracted words etc).
Sergio A. Sobredo has written: 'English-Spanish dictionary of electronics, computers, and industrial instrumentation abbreviations and acronyms =' -- subject(s): Abbreviations, Acronyms, Dictionaries, Electronics, English language, Spanish
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There are quite a few acronyms that can come from RETS. Such acronyms include : Real Estate Transaction Standard, Remote Engagement Target System, and Rocket Engine Test Stand.
Acronyms related to literature include MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and CMS (Chicago Manual of Style). These acronyms are commonly used in academic writing and research to format citations and bibliographies.
Yes, acronyms are typically capitalized.
Ordinary language is the language of the native speaker commonly used in everyday life that may include slangs,acronyms etc while artistic language employs oratory devices & figurative speech in form and structure in speech or narration.
Some common acronyms used today are 2nite in short of tonight. Gr8 is also used instead of the word great. Another word used is lol meaning laughing out loudly.