Wed Apr 20, 2011, 09:07am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greymule
Remember that acronyms are a type of abbreviation.
An acronym is an abbreviation pronounced as a word (AIDS, NATO) and not as individual letters (USA, ASPCA, HTBT). Offhand, I can't think of any baseball acronyms. In fact, as I look at the lists people have posted, I realize that most of the abbreviations are virtually never spoken, only written as useful shorthand.
I Googled "POV" and "MILF" together. Oh, my.
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Good point. TASO is a sports acronym in Texas that comes to mind, but I can't come up with any more.
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