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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

And an acryonym is specifically an abbreviation that makes a pronouncable word. Like SCUBA or NASA. But not ATM or USA.

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[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

I pronounce it Oosa, so USA is an acronym for me.

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[–] InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

SCUBA is an acronym?

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[–] tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

According to Merriam Webster It's short for "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus"

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[–] InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

TIL

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