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Khoff Posted 21 years ago
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Redundant use of acronyms (ATM machine)
Would anyone like to suggest a name for the phenomenon of repeating part of the acronym as an extraneous word, and can anyone add to this list?
ATM machine (Automatic Teller Machine machine)
SAT test (Scholastic Aptitude Test test)
AIDS syndrome (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome syndrome)
PIN number (Personal Identification Number number)
ATM machine (Automatic Teller Machine machine)
SAT test (Scholastic Aptitude Test test)
AIDS syndrome (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome syndrome)
PIN number (Personal Identification Number number)
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I've got a name for it: notknowingwhattheacronymsstandfor what do you think? too long? maybe we could turn THAT into an acronym: NKWTASF Or maybe AI -> acronymignorance
- I've got a name for it: notknowingwhattheacronymsstandfor what do you think?
- too long?
- maybe we could turn THAT into an acronym: NKWTASF Or maybe AI -> acronymignorance
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I've got a name for it: notknowingwhattheacronymsstandfor
what do you think? too long? maybe we could turn THAT into an acronym: NKWTASF
Or maybe AI -> acronymignorance
what do you think? too long? maybe we could turn THAT into an acronym: NKWTASF
Or maybe AI -> acronymignorance
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0 These aren't acronyms - they're just three letter abbreviations. The letters in acronyms should form a word. 0-
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0 I guess you're right, Anonymous Guest, they aren't acronyms. But do you have any more to add to the list? 0-
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Acronym pleonasm?
I've also heard "redundonym". That one sounds nice, doesn't it?
Here's another one: RAM memory.
BTW, some of these ARE indeed acronyms, for they're pronounced as one word, e.g. "PIN", "AIDS", "SAT".
The only "initialism" (that's the word for it) I can see here is "ATM", because each of the letters this word has must be pronounced individually.
I've also heard "redundonym". That one sounds nice, doesn't it?
Here's another one: RAM memory.
BTW, some of these ARE indeed acronyms, for they're pronounced as one word, e.g. "PIN", "AIDS", "SAT".
The only "initialism" (that's the word for it) I can see here is "ATM", because each of the letters this word has must be pronounced individually.
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GuestThese aren't acronyms - they're just three letter abbreviations. The letters in acronyms should form a word.Of course they aren't...
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