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Do acronyms such as YOLO, LOL, and OMG drive you crazy? Perhaps you'd rather not see a particular slur in your internet browsing? If you're a Chrome user the extension In My Words has you covered; it ...

Acronyms: It feels like they’ve always been with us. Perhaps that’s why we’re constantly inventing retroactive etymologies for older terms like “fuck” and “posh.” (No, “fuck” does not stand for ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Languages are full of acronyms – words made up of the ...

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 ...

People have been left 'questioning everything' after finding out the word 'laser' is actually an acronym. Laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation' and has been used ...

When it comes to flexible working are you—and please excuse my language—a TW*T or even, by contrast, a POTATO? Let me explain. One stands for “Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays” in the office. By ...

For several years, a rumor has attempted to convince people there’s a deeper meaning behind the word hospital. “How old were you when you found out that HOSPITAL stands for 'house of sick people ...

Languages are full of acronyms – words made up of the initials and/or initial components of longer words. They’ve been around at least since Roman times and are found in many languages, including ...