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  • It’s an abbreviation.

    Not all abbreviations are acronyms, only the ones that take the first letter from each word. Lego takes two letters from each word, so it’s not an acronym.

    On a similar note, some but not all acronyms are initialisms, if they’re spoken as the letters rather than the “word” they create.

    FYI, DIY, PS are all initialisms, and also acronyms, and also abbreviations. ASAP, SCUBA, and LASER are acronyms and abbreviations, but not initialisms. Lego, appt, and st are all abbreviations but neither acronyms nor initialisms.







  • Bassman1805@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzWe lost Keanu
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    2 months ago

    The vast majority of the time, nepotism refers to a patent giving their children special privileges due to the power the parent has.

    The word itself comes from from the Italian word for “nephew”, because of a trend of “nephews” of popes getting special privileges (often, these were the popes’ illegitimate sons).