You probably use acronyms every day without even realizing it. Some abbreviations get used so much they just become regular ...

IDK. That could be a reaction to a study just published in the scientific journal eLife The study showed how much the use of acronyms in scientific publications has exploded like TNT over the past 70 ...

In a recent newsletter, we asked the question “Who’s minding the acronym store?” The major point there was that our industry has a most confusing habit of reusing the same combinations of letters for ...

ICYMI (in case you missed it), acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms are ways to shorten phrases and ideas both in normal speech and through texting and email. But a common FAQ (frequently asked ...

As a longtime copy editor and certified word nerd, nothing drives me crazier than seeing words misused. Whether it’s people ...

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Think you know your kids' online lingo? Think again! Parents, keeping up with the digital age can feel like a never-ending race. Just when you think you've mastered the latest trends, your kids have ...

For the sake of this story, I'd like to invent a new acronym: IAVS, which means, "I am very sorry." The reason for the apology stems from a story I wrote last year, "28 Internet acronyms every parent ...

Has someone ever used a text acronym and you don't know what it means? There are so many slang words out there used to abbreviate and shorten text conversations. While these acronyms may be quick and ...

No major legislative initiative would be complete without an arm-long list of new acronyms. Dodd-Frank had its CCPs (Central Counter Parties), DCOs (Designated Clearing Organizations), and LEIs (Legal ...