Hey English speakers, is there a word for the reverse of an acronym? So, as we say "EU is an acronym of European Union" can I say "European Union is a [word here] of EU"?
Hey English speakers, is there a word for the reverse of an acronym? So, as we say "EU is an acronym of European Union" can I say "European Union is a [word here] of EU"?
"European Union, abbreviated EU" is the closest construction I can think of to that.
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There’s the backronym, wherein humorous phrases are constructed to fit an existing acronym or word, but I’m unaware of an actual linguistic term for the relationship described in your example.
Some backronyms:
Mother Of All Bombs for MOAB (actually Massive Ordnance Air Blast)
Sure Wish I Finished Training or Swing Wide It’s a Fucking Trailer for Swift Trucking (which is not an acronym)
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@Chanus I don't really know what usual rates are here but that seems like a great price to me. If you look at it on a map you're on the left side of that triangle and following the water to the right, all of that is fairly newly built (early 2000's-now) and from what I know mostly offices and expensive apartments. Very nice area imo, quick to get into the city too.
You have Gullmarsplan there on the left within walking distance, that's a big public transit hub. Lots of bus options and the green metro line which goes in through downtown and the west part of the city.
Maybe a tricky area to drive in if you're renting a car, driving inside the city limits is not a great experience.
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Chanus I don't really know what usual rates are here but that seems like a great price to me. If you look at it on a map you're on the left side of that triangle and following the water to the right, all of that is fairly newly built (early 2000's-now) and from what I know mostly offices and expensive apartments. Very nice area imo, quick to get into the city too.
You have Gullmarsplan there on the left within walking distance, that's a big public transit hub. Lots of bus options and the green metro line which goes in through downtown and the west part of the city.
Maybe a tricky area to drive in if you're renting a car, driving inside the city limits is not a great experience.
nice i will have to keep that one in mind
most likely not renting a car unless i decide to leave the city for some reason
well now I read a few things on acronyms and I guess it's just a recent (starting around WWII) phenomenon to even call them acronyms as such so it turns out we have free reign to call the 'expanded' or 'full' name whatever we want
I propose the 'proponym' or 'pragmonym', the proper name of the acronym in question
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There’s the backronym, wherein humorous phrases are constructed to fit an existing acronym or word, but I’m unaware of an actual linguistic term for the relationship described in your example.
Some backronyms:
Mother Of All Bombs for MOAB (actually Massive Ordnance Air Blast)
Sure Wish I Finished Training or Swing Wide It’s a Fucking Trailer for Swift Trucking (which is not an acronym)
The obvious backronym is Rocket Propelled Grenade for RPG
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Right, that wasn't the internal company wiki.
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Please send all the coffee in the world, stat. I'm going to keep drinking it until I finish what I need to, or my heart explodes. Kind of an either/or situation on my hands.
There’s the backronym, wherein humorous phrases are constructed to fit an existing acronym or word, but I’m unaware of an actual linguistic term for the relationship described in your example.
Some backronyms:
Mother Of All Bombs for MOAB (actually Massive Ordnance Air Blast)
Sure Wish I Finished Training or Swing Wide It’s a Fucking Trailer for Swift Trucking (which is not an acronym)
The obvious backronym is Rocket Propelled Grenade for RPG
The term "rocket-propelled grenade" is, strictly speaking, a backronym; it stems from the Russian language РПГ or ручной противотанковый гранатомёт (transliterated as "ruchnoy protivotankovy granatomyot"), meaning "hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher", the name given to early Russian designs.
Well I'll be
[Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
There’s the backronym, wherein humorous phrases are constructed to fit an existing acronym or word, but I’m unaware of an actual linguistic term for the relationship described in your example.
Some backronyms:
Mother Of All Bombs for MOAB (actually Massive Ordnance Air Blast)
Sure Wish I Finished Training or Swing Wide It’s a Fucking Trailer for Swift Trucking (which is not an acronym)
The obvious backronym is Rocket Propelled Grenade for RPG
The term "rocket-propelled grenade" is, strictly speaking, a backronym; it stems from the Russian language РПГ or ручной противотанковый гранатомёт (transliterated as "ruchnoy protivotankovy granatomyot"), meaning "hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher", the name given to early Russian designs.
Well I'll be
And “grenade launcher” while literally correct is an imperfect translation of granatomyot since the latter term is a lot broader in scope
I mean, technically an acronym has to be something you can pronounce (NATO), and if you can't it's just an initialisation. But acronym is a cooler word so we all use that.
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I just went into wiki in work and we have a message stating that someone on our IP address has been vandalizing Bon Jovi song entries. Nice to see the lawyers putting their billable hours to good use.
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Everything Darpa has ever said seems like backronyms right? They come up with a cool set of letters and then make it mean something after the fact.
I mean, technically an acronym has to be something you can pronounce (NATO), and if you can't it's just an initialisation. But acronym is a cooler word so we all use that.
i pronounce all of them
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I just went into wiki in work and we have a message stating that someone on our IP address has been vandalizing Bon Jovi song entries. Nice to see the lawyers putting their billable hours to good use.
Is the culprit now wanted? Dead or alive?
They hadn't vandalised all of the entries, but they were half way there
You'll catch them - just keep the faith
They're going to be in hot water - at least 7800° Farenheit, I'd say
They're at a crossroads - should they turn themselves in? These days, jobs can be hard to find, but they might bounce back
I guess they could always blame it on the love of rock and roll
[Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
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In a fun aside, during this period, Hawking would enjoy running over the toes of people he didn’t like with his wheelchair. So in 1976, when Hawking was invited to attend Prince Charles’s induction into the Royal Society, he gave him the business. “The prince was intrigued by Hawking’s wheelchair, and Hawking, twirling it around to demonstrate its capabilities, carelessly ran over Prince Charles’s toes,” according to the biography Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind. “One of Hawking’s regrets in life was not having an opportunity to run over Margaret Thatcher’s toes.”
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if there is i've never heard it
i would just say “EU stands for European Union”
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and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
"European Union, abbreviated EU" is the closest construction I can think of to that.
Some backronyms:
Mother Of All Bombs for MOAB (actually Massive Ordnance Air Blast)
Sure Wish I Finished Training or Swing Wide It’s a Fucking Trailer for Swift Trucking (which is not an acronym)
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
You have Gullmarsplan there on the left within walking distance, that's a big public transit hub. Lots of bus options and the green metro line which goes in through downtown and the west part of the city.
Maybe a tricky area to drive in if you're renting a car, driving inside the city limits is not a great experience.
nice i will have to keep that one in mind
most likely not renting a car unless i decide to leave the city for some reason
I propose the 'proponym' or 'pragmonym', the proper name of the acronym in question
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
The obvious backronym is Rocket Propelled Grenade for RPG
*gets Finding Dory wiki page*
Right, that wasn't the internal company wiki.
Please send all the coffee in the world, stat. I'm going to keep drinking it until I finish what I need to, or my heart explodes. Kind of an either/or situation on my hands.
...
Wait what?
Well I'll be
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And “grenade launcher” while literally correct is an imperfect translation of granatomyot since the latter term is a lot broader in scope
Now to play the waiting game.
Purging from both ends
i pronounce all of them
I've been meaning to eat my banana for 2 hours now, but I keep reflexively stuffing my mouth full of new tobacco every time I remove the previous tobacco.
Ah, the most dangerous game.
Is the culprit now wanted? Dead or alive?
They hadn't vandalised all of the entries, but they were half way there
You'll catch them - just keep the faith
They're going to be in hot water - at least 7800° Farenheit, I'd say
They're at a crossroads - should they turn themselves in? These days, jobs can be hard to find, but they might bounce back
I guess they could always blame it on the love of rock and roll
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that seems likely.
I feel pretty cursed right now.
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i don’t recommend it
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