Abbreviation vs Acronym
I learned the difference between abbreviation and acronym today from Star newspaper. All this while I thought they are just different words describing the same thing.
Now let me see whether I can still remember what I read from the papers... hmm better to confirm this with some online dictionaries.
Abbreviation
- meaning: a shortened form of a word or phrase, usually made up from the first letter of each word. They are pronounced letter by letter.
- example: CEO is an abbreviation for 'Chief Executive Officer'.
Acronym
- meaning: a shortened form of a word or phrase, usually made up from the first letter of each word. They are pronounced as a word.
- example: AIDS is an acronym for 'Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome'
In short, acronym is an abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word.
Some funny acronyms I found from the net:
- ADAM - Ada Dangdut Ada Maksiat
BMW - Bought My Wife- KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid!
- CHEVROLET - Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time
- BATA - Buy And Throw Away
- HONDA - Had One, Never Did Again
- BEER - Beginning Enjoy, Ending Regret
- PUASU - Put Up and Shut Up
- ADIDAS - All Day I Dream About Sex
- FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily
- VISTA - Very Inconsistent Software, Try Again
- CRAFT - Can't Remember A Fu**ing Thing
- FEAR - Forget Everything And Run
- PITA - Pain In The Ass
