[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/lit/ - Literature

View post   
File: 37 KB, 800x450, brainlet.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
10355631 No.10355631 [Reply] [Original]

Do I read acronyms letter by letter or view them as words?

>> No.10355638

>>10355631
Depends on the acronym you fucking autist

>> No.10356498
File: 49 KB, 497x280, ok.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
10356498

>>10355631
Acronym = group of letters you say as a word (e.g. NATO, PETA)
Initialism = group of letters you don't (e.g. USA, CIA)

>> No.10356761
File: 793 KB, 600x580, image.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
10356761

>>10356498
>in the English speaking world they pronounce CIA as an itialism

>> No.10356895

>>10356498
acronyms are also initialisms

but yes >>10355631
you must always each letter separately
for example each letter of "laser" is always pronounced that way
same with "disco". i mean there was a whole song about it (https://youtu.be/GSi4HE0OBcA))
you should do the same. i mean you don't want to look like an idiot do you

>> No.10356947
File: 70 KB, 645x729, brainlet.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
10356947

>>10356761
>see-ya!

>> No.10357741
File: 563 KB, 569x802, 139483627938.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
10357741

>>10356761

>> No.10357889

>>10356761
actually it's pretty common to call the fbi "feebee" in new york