Amelia Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 Is it an acronym? <img src="/ubbtreads/images/graemlins/mittelgr124.gif" alt="" /> Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
cricket Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 Yes. IT is an acronym: Information Technologies. Quote
Amelia Posted October 15, 2005 Author Posted October 15, 2005 No no no LOL Is acronym and acronym? Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Neil D Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 [overheard while passing by] Quote: Amelia said: No no no LOL Is acronym and acronym? Amelia, These two words are the same word...They are NOT synonyms nor antonyms..... Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
Administrators Naomi Posted October 15, 2005 Administrators Posted October 15, 2005 I'm confused Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God
Amelia Posted October 15, 2005 Author Posted October 15, 2005 Ok, the answer is yes. Acronym is an acronym. It stands for "A coded rendition of name yealding meaning. Ala "SNAFU" and "FUBAR" it is a military term. Over time acronym became a word in its own right. Now when we say NASA, we are really using a coded rendition of name yealding meaning (acronym) for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Moderators Bravus Posted October 15, 2005 Moderators Posted October 15, 2005 Hmmm, I think that may have been reverse engineered, though: made up to fit the word 'acronym', which has another etymology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym acros + onoma in Greek Quote Truth is important
Amelia Posted October 16, 2005 Author Posted October 16, 2005 Ive been hoodwinked <img src="/ubbtreads/images/graemlins/tongue1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbtreads/images/graemlins/tongue1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbtreads/images/graemlins/tongue1.gif" alt="" /> Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
cricket Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. is definitely an acronym! Don't let Bravus fool you! Now, here's another question: what is the proper term for a word that actually is, what it describes? For example(s): "ACRONYM", "word", and "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" (yes, this last one is a word--Big Bird told me so!). Quote
Administrators Naomi Posted October 16, 2005 Administrators Posted October 16, 2005 WOW ... this is getting complicated <img src="/ubbtreads/images/graemlins/Nixe_nixe02b.gif" alt="" /> Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God
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