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Abbreviation Game
The game goes like this:
Give an abbreviation and the next poster will give the full form of that abbreviation and submit another abbreviation as well. There are four kinds of abbreviations. Please take a look at the text below to know them properly. You can give any kind of them. There is no need to specify in your post which kind of abbreviation you have submitted.
Types of abbreviations:
There are four main kinds of abbreviations: shortenings, contractions, initialisms, and acronyms.
Shortenings : Shortenings of words usually consist of the first few letters of the full form and are usually spelled with a final period when they are still regarded as abbreviations, for example, cont. = continued, in = inch.
Contractions : Contractions are abbreviated forms in which letters from the middle of the full form have been omitted, for example, Dr. = doctor, St. = saint or street. Such forms are invariably followed by a period. Another kind of contraction is the type with an apostrophe marking the omission of letters: can't = cannot, didn't = did not, you've = you have.
Initialisms : Initialisms are made up of the initial letters of words and are pronounced as separate letters: CIA (or C.I.A.), NYC, pm (or p.m.), U.S. (or US). Practice varies with regard to periods, with current usage increasingly in favor of omitting them, especially when the initialism consists entirely of capital letters.
Acronyms : Acronyms are initialisms that have become words in their own right, or similar words formed from parts of several words. They are pronounced as words rather than as a series of letters, for example, UNICEF, and do not have periods. In many cases the acronym becomes the standard term and the full form is only used in explanatory contexts.
Rules.
Please make sure that you don't post any inappropriate abbreviation.
Once you make a guess please do not forget to post an abbreviation for the next poster.
I hope you all like the game and enjoy it
My abbreviation:
PETA
Give an abbreviation and the next poster will give the full form of that abbreviation and submit another abbreviation as well. There are four kinds of abbreviations. Please take a look at the text below to know them properly. You can give any kind of them. There is no need to specify in your post which kind of abbreviation you have submitted.
Types of abbreviations:
There are four main kinds of abbreviations: shortenings, contractions, initialisms, and acronyms.
Shortenings : Shortenings of words usually consist of the first few letters of the full form and are usually spelled with a final period when they are still regarded as abbreviations, for example, cont. = continued, in = inch. Contractions : Contractions are abbreviated forms in which letters from the middle of the full form have been omitted, for example, Dr. = doctor, St. = saint or street. Such forms are invariably followed by a period. Another kind of contraction is the type with an apostrophe marking the omission of letters: can't = cannot, didn't = did not, you've = you have. Initialisms : Initialisms are made up of the initial letters of words and are pronounced as separate letters: CIA (or C.I.A.), NYC, pm (or p.m.), U.S. (or US). Practice varies with regard to periods, with current usage increasingly in favor of omitting them, especially when the initialism consists entirely of capital letters. Acronyms : Acronyms are initialisms that have become words in their own right, or similar words formed from parts of several words. They are pronounced as words rather than as a series of letters, for example, UNICEF, and do not have periods. In many cases the acronym becomes the standard term and the full form is only used in explanatory contexts.Rules.
Please make sure that you don't post any inappropriate abbreviation. Once you make a guess please do not forget to post an abbreviation for the next poster.I hope you all like the game and enjoy it
My abbreviation:
PETA
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