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Episode 299-When Acronyms Become Words

Episode 299-When Acronyms Become Words

Update: 2025-11-21
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Acronyms are "words" that are abbreviations. But they differ from abbreviations because they can be pronounced like a word. Many of these acronyms, like the 'ZIP' in 'Zip Code,' aren't even known as acronyms anymore. In this episode, my friend Pete Mulvihill helps me decode some of the most common acronyms in modern lexicon.
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Episode 299-When Acronyms Become Words

Episode 299-When Acronyms Become Words

Dr. Steven Shepard