Sometimes we have a lot to say, but little time to say it. That’s where acronyms come in and help speed things up. What exactly is an acronym? It’s a word comprised of the first initials of the other ...

Acronyms and abbreviations are both commonly used in the English language. But interestingly, there are many of each that people don’t know the meaning of or how they originated. For the record, an ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. English speakers use acronyms every day: NASA, AIDS, ZIP code, and NAFTA are examples of acronyms ...

(STACKER) – Humans have been using acronyms for centuries. One of the earliest examples can be seen in the Greek word “ichthys” which stands for “Iēsous Christos, Theou Yios, Sōtēr” (or “Jesus Christ, ...

Returning to the United States seven years ago, I was puzzled how the Bureau of Land Management had seemingly become involved with race politics. Then I deciphered that the hashtag #BLM had taken on a ...

If you happen to be acronymically impaired, that secret message means Rolling On the Floor Laughing from Too Much Information. I may have come of age in the Age of Aquarius, but I’m growing old in the ...

The use of modern-day acronyms has established common parlance; specifically among the renowned lives of Gen Z. Through digitalization, smartphones have enabled humanity to exchange dialogue within ...

Is the rising use of scientific acronyms hindering research clarity? Some widely accepted trends in scientific publishing include that the number of papers is growing year-on-year, papers are becoming ...