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Mar 21

Confused

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Is PHL (Philosophy) an acronym or abbreviation?

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Bubs posted this entry 1 year, 6 months ago on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 at 9:00 am.

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  1. kachii's Gravatar

    kachii

    Abbreviation, because it’s definitely not an acronym. PHL is just a shortening of one word - Philosophy.

    “acronym noun a word made from the first letters or syllables of other words, and usually pronounced as a word in its own right”

    Wed Mar 21st, 2007 1:22 pm

  2. Bubs's Gravatar

    Bubs

    kachii wrote:

    Abbreviation, because it’s definitely not an acronym. PHL is just a shortening of one word - Philosophy.

    “acronym noun a word made from the first letters or syllables of other words, and usually pronounced as a word in its own right”

    So CS would be an acronym, I assume?

    Wed Mar 21st, 2007 1:23 pm

  3. Angela's Gravatar

    Angela

    It’s definitely an acronym I would think.

    Thu Mar 22nd, 2007 3:15 am

  4. kachii's Gravatar

    kachii

    Bubs wrote:

    kachii wrote:

    Abbreviation, because it’s definitely not an acronym. PHL is just a shortening of one word - Philosophy.

    “acronym noun a word made from the first letters or syllables of other words, and usually pronounced as a word in its own right”

    So CS would be an acronym, I assume?

    yup, CS is an acronym. Computer Science.

    Sun Mar 25th, 2007 7:41 am

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