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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread More accurate meanings for acronyms #20023 02/24/2001 4:48 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA I've been losing a lot of sleep lately over the way that many organizations that use acronyms in their names could more accurately be described by alternate words to fit the acronyms. For example, the ACLU ( American Civil Liberties Union) could also be known as America's Crackpot Lawyers United, and the NRA (National Rifle Association) could be more accurately portrayed as the National Republican Army. Are any of you others sick enough to stay awake worrying about such stuff, or should I trot off for more medication? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted More accurate meanings for acronyms Geoff 02/24/2001 4:48 AM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms Jackie 02/24/2001 5:21 AM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms wwh 02/24/2001 1:56 PM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms belMarduk 02/25/2001 3:17 AM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms Jackie 02/25/2001 3:47 AM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms belMarduk 02/25/2001 5:03 AM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms Jackie 02/25/2001 5:28 AM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms wwh 02/25/2001 2:42 PM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms Geoff 02/25/2001 3:19 PM Re: More accurate meanings for acronyms wwh 02/25/2001 4:29 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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