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Ok well it's not.. it's TBS.. and second off, an acronym makes a word, not just a set of letters, so what we have here would be an abbreviation. Next time you try and be cute and funny at least know what the hell you're talking about.
Initialisms are words created from typically the first letters of the words in a phrase. Example: FBI means Federal Bureau of Investigation. They differ from acronyms in that acronyms are pronounced as they are spelled, e.g. NATO, whereas initialisms are pronounced as their component initials, e.g. FBI. Items that are both, or have some letters pronounced individually, the rest as a word-sound (e.g. JPEG) should be included in both categories to avoid ambiguity.
Some references do not differentiate between acronyms and initialisms, instead labelling them all acronyms.
Initialisms are typically listed in all upper case, unless they are conventionally written with a mixed capitalization.
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and IBM, that are formed using the initial letters of words or word parts in a phrase or name. Acronyms and initialisms are usually pronounced in a way that is distinct from that of the full forms for which they stand: as the names of the individual letters (as in IBM), as a word (as in NATO), or as a combination (as in IUPAC).
I think we all knew what he ment by BS and your abbreviation of TotalBS.
Before you get cute and rip someone for posting a humorous comment atleast know what the hell your talking about!
