... with a bunch of different SIM cards based on who they want to call on free deals. They have adopted a new, and very stupid language where words substitute numbers for letters and acronyms and initialisms flourish. I’m friends with some of her friends on Facebook. And they’re all like “OMG, OMG!!! I’d totally die without my phone? I totes* need to update my Facebook Status ...

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... with acronyms and abbreviations for almost a decade now but it's quite embarrasing to realize that I've never really thought about the difference between the two. Well, more on the difference between acronyms and initialisms. Simply put, they are both types of abbreviations (i.e., shortened forms of words or phrases), but acronyms are read as a word (e.g., NATO is read as"nay-to ...