When

• Gun shot wound = 3 syllables, and
• GSW = 5 syllables

We abbreviate to shorten, not lengthen.

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[–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago

Yep. I think this his the answer. Hadn’t thought of it being abbreviated as written, then spoken as the written shorthand.

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