Acronyms

most of them aren't acronyms; they're initialisms.

"lol" would only be an acronym if you say "lawl" rather than "L-O-L".

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Leknaat

I think he tried to explain it...however, an acronym tends to make up a new "pronouncable" word (NASA, radar, laser, WAC--to name a few).

And since LOL has become "lawl," it has graduated to a higher plane of existance.

As for Mortal Kombat and Mario Kart both using MK....Those are their initials. And you are just pronouncing those letters, so I wouldn't call them acronyms at all. However, calling one "MORK" and the other "MARK" would be using acronyms.

Spot on, Leknaat.

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