[OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and SyllablesSubmitted by OfficialWireGrind t3_10rbedi in dataisbeautiful
Pademelon1 t1_j6vig5z wrote
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LMAO's probably a bad example there, plenty of people use it as an acronym.
TheSeansei t1_j6vxuod wrote
I can’t figure out how you would make that anything other than an initialism?
Like what, L-mao, as in the chairman?
mpc1226 t1_j6w0hkb wrote
La-mao
Hammer_Stixx t1_j6vj0k1 wrote
Not really meant to be, it's an initialism first and foremost.
Pademelon1 t1_j6vlcgm wrote
Yeah, but plenty of initialisms get corrupted into acronyms. Better to use examples that are unequivocal. BMW was a good one. PNG is another.
Don't want to argue, just pointing out that it might confuse some people.
isolde1malbaden t1_j6vvuwu wrote
Are you sure about that? What about Lmao being the sister of Lmfao, the chinese hacker?
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