Acronyms help

[marmaduke1]

BNTF, HIAHD, CHWH, All popular phrases or sayings... HELP

[HowardKennitby]

bad news travels fast

[HowardKennitby]

cold hands warm heart

[slaney]

Handsome is as Handsome does

[marmaduke1]

Thank You All x

[Quizmonkey]

But they're not acronyms...

[merrythought]

Quizmonkey please describe your definition of an acronym

[sir.prize]

I don't believe those examples are acronyms - they are simply strings of letters or initialisms (ie BBC, USA).

Acronyms are words in themselves (ie scuba, laser).

[Tilly2]

That's right, sir.prize.

[HowardKennitby]

from Chambers online

acronym noun a word made from the first letters or syllables of other words, and usually pronounced as a word in its own right, eg NATO. Compare abbreviation, contraction, initialism. acronymic adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 1940s: from Greek akron point or tip + onyma name.