Wren@lemmy.todayM to Brand New Sentence@lemmy.todayEnglish · 3 months agoWho was going to tell me larp isn't a real wordimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down14
arrow-up161arrow-down1imageWho was going to tell me larp isn't a real wordWren@lemmy.todayM to Brand New Sentence@lemmy.todayEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoLARP is an acronym, not a word.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoAnd an acryonym is specifically an abbreviation that makes a pronouncable word. Like SCUBA or NASA. But not ATM or USA.
minus-squareInterestingUsername@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoSCUBA is an acronym?
minus-squaretuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoAccording to Merriam Webster It’s short for “self-contained underwater breathing apparatus”
minus-squareLastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI pronounce it Oosa, so USA is an acronym for me.
LARP is an acronym, not a word.
And an acryonym is specifically an abbreviation that makes a pronouncable word. Like SCUBA or NASA. But not ATM or USA.
SCUBA is an acronym?
According to Merriam Webster It’s short for “self-contained underwater breathing apparatus”
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I pronounce it Oosa, so USA is an acronym for me.