When

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

We abbreviate to shorten, not lengthen.

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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

www as in www.website.tld means "world wide web". Double-U double-U double-U uses 9 syllables when world wide web uses 3

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