1. atsgtm2018

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    Acryonm/Grammar question

    Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by atsgtm2018, Jul 5, 2017.

    Does the word "to" initial count in an acryonm. Words like "of" I see aren't used like in FBI but the would you use the initial for "to" in an acryonm. Having a brain fart...
     
  2. SethLoki

    SethLoki Retired Autodidact Contributor

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    I've seen it used in the initialism RTFM.... can't recall being aware of it in an acronym. For that I'd say leave it out.
     
  3. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

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    It depends how cool the acronym sounds with or without the little words. FBI sounds cool. FBOI would sound stupid. And all the government shit is three letters. I think it's in the Constitution... somewhere at the bottom.
     
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    I'd tend to think nah, but if you want to include it to make the acronym cooler, go for it. NASA comes to mind for acronyms that are a little silly explained but sound cool shortened (OSIRIS Rex was the specific one I remembered: Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer), so that's for sure something that happens in real life.
     

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