The Word Nerd: Acronyms — new in English but ancient in Hebrew
Want to save time and space? Try acronyms and initialisms.
Want to save time and space? Try acronyms and initialisms.
I asked him for his email address to which he replied, “It’s umuellerklammeraffegmail.com.”
Surely billionaire Donald Trump, who was born into a rich family, is also an elite?
We are constantly bombarded by new English words and meanings to words, so why not honour these innovations?
BBC News always adds the qualifier “so-called” when describing the Islamic State. As I find this usage clumsy, I decided to investigate why the BBC employs it.