As a longtime copy editor and certified word nerd, nothing drives me crazier than seeing words misused. Whether it’s people ...

Sometimes we have a lot to say, but little time to say it. That’s where acronyms come in and help speed things up. What exactly is an acronym? It’s a word comprised of the first initials of the other ...

There are so many ways to abbreviate and shorten what you want to say: from "ngl" and "IMO" to "tbh" and "hmu." You could form an entire sentence just by using text lingo. Even though these phrases ...

Acronyms used in medical and caregiving settings can leave patients and families confused at critical moments. Here’s a look at some of the health care ABCs and how to decode what they mean.

In a recent newsletter, we asked the question “Who’s minding the acronym store?” The major point there was that our industry has a most confusing habit of reusing the same combinations of letters for ...

Acronymph, developed by Calvin Robertson, is an iPhone app to discover the meaning of acronyms. With a variety of built-in categories that range from Internet slang and sports to music, economy, and ...

Micrologic Research has produced a free-of-charge, downloadable “Dictionary of Communications Terms” on their website to help everyone fight through the acronym ...

A new AI-powered feature in Office scans your e-mails and documents to help you tell one "SaaS" apart from another. Acronyms have long been something of a pet peeve for me. While I get that acronyms ...