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Why do we shorten some phrases into abbreviations or acronyms, only to later lengthen them again - into whole new words?
Asked by augustlan | 19 responses -
How did the U.S. Dollar Bill receive the name "buck"?
Asked by john65pennington | 3 responses -
(NSFW Language) Are the some of the oldest words in the English language really acronyms?
Asked by Strauss | 26 responses -
When was the first word written in print and what was it?
Asked by Inspired_2write | 9 responses -
Where did the expression "The Real McCoy" come from?
Asked by raylrodr | 14 responses -
Where does the term "boolean" originate?
Asked by Protagoras | 1 response
