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Why is it SOB instead of SOAB?

submitted by AugustineOfHippo2 to AskUpgoat 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:07:12 ago (+8/-0)     (AskUpgoat)

Broken English?


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[ - ] UncleDoug 2 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:12:20 ago (+2/-0)

and, or, to are usually left out of acronyms for brevity, they are implied.

[ - ] deleted 5 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:41:48 ago (+5/-0)

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[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 5 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:47:29 ago (+5/-0)

Yup. An example of an acronym would be DARPA, FBI is initialism though both could be shortened further by just calling them kikes.

[ - ] Her0n 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 12:08:37 ago (+0/-0)

An honest chuckle

[ - ] UncleDoug 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 12:00:34 ago (+0/-0)

Yes, better than you apparently.

As an acronym is made up of a conjunction of other words.

e.g. You have Auto-immune deficiency syndrome, the acronym being AIDS, you have AIDS.

An initialism sounds like some yankee bastardised dog vomit, like saying yolo instead of carpe diem.

[ - ] Centaurus 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 12:15:28 ago (+0/-0)

Initialism and acronyms have nothing to do with it. He didn't ask: "Why can't we just say 'sob' instead of 's.o.b.'?"

[ - ] Sunman_Omega 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 13:42:01 ago (+0/-0)

"SOB" is an abbreviate, not an acronym.

[ - ] Centaurus 2 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 14:42:06 ago (+2/-0)

If people say it as a word, such as darpa, then it's an acronym. If it is said as letters, such as e.p.a., then it is an initialism.

Edit: It is, of course, also an abbreviation.

[ - ] UncleDoug 1 point 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 14:04:41 ago (+1/-0)

How can it be an abbreviation when that acronym is from three different words?

Pram however is abbreviated from perambulator.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 14:40:32 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] 2Drunk 1 point 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 15:25:30 ago (+1/-0)

In mother Russia we say som of bitch!

[ - ] SecretHitler 1 point 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 14:07:34 ago (+1/-0)

Don't worry about it you son of beetch

[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 15:15:33 ago (+1/-0)

the southern 'sumbitch' is still the best

[ - ] Sleazy 1 point 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:27:19 ago (+1/-0)

cause they are all bitches

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 1 point 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:35:23 ago (+1/-0)

[ - ] Jinglebanger 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 20:37:50 ago (+0/-0)

Because the first word is actually "sonuva" but we compromised.

[ - ] oyveyo 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 19:33:13 ago (+0/-0)

ITT: GraND (In This Thread: Grammar Nazis Debating)

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 13:25:22 ago (+0/-0)

sum baba beech!

[ - ] DonaldJTrump 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 12:24:27 ago (+0/-0)

Are articles ever included in initialisms or acronyms?

[ - ] Centaurus 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 12:21:13 ago (+0/-0)

People talking about initialism and acronyms do not understand the question. UncleDoug's answer sounds closer to the mark.

[ - ] bobdole9 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:51:46 ago (+0/-0)

I usually give it an Italian ring to it:

Son-sa bitches.

Even more broken, I suppose.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 0 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 11:33:17 ago (+0/-0)

[ - ] texasblood -1 points 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 16:40:31 ago (+0/-1)

Sunny Beach(around children)