Donate SIGN UP
Home > Phrases & Sayings > Acronyms help

Acronyms help

Avatar Image
marmaduke1 | 10:28 Mon 27th Aug 2012 | Phrases & Sayings
9 Answers
BNTF, HIAHD, CHWH, All popular phrases or sayings... HELP
prev help
  
next land
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 9 of 9rss feed

Avatar Image
slaney
Best Answer
Handsome is as Handsome does
10:31 Mon 27th Aug 2012
Go To Best Answer
Avatar Image HowardKennitby
bad news travels fast
10:29 Mon 27th Aug 2012
Avatar Image HowardKennitby
cold hands warm heart
10:30 Mon 27th Aug 2012
Avatar Image slaney
Handsome is as Handsome does
10:31 Mon 27th Aug 2012
Avatar Image marmaduke1
Question Author
Thank You All x
13:20 Mon 27th Aug 2012
Avatar Image Quizmonkey
But they're not acronyms...
10:08 Wed 29th Aug 2012
Avatar Image merrythought
Quizmonkey please describe your definition of an acronym
20:40 Mon 03rd Sep 2012
Avatar Image 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).
20:50 Mon 03rd Sep 2012
Avatar Image Tilly2
That's right, sir.prize.
20:52 Mon 03rd Sep 2012
Avatar Image 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.
20:53 Mon 03rd Sep 2012

1 to 9 of 9rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Acronyms help

Answer Question >>