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Language Arts - Cross-Curricular - AcronymsAcronyms Acronyms are very much like abbreviations. Here are some examples: PIN: Personal Identification Number SCUBA: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome NASA: National Aeronatics and Space Administration Here are a few more examples: RAM: Random-Access Memory ROM: Read-Only Memory AWOL: Absent WithOut Leave OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Acronyms are different than initializations. In an initialization you say the letters separately not as a word. Here are some initializations: FBI: Federal Bureau of Investication UFO: unidentified flying object BLM: Bureau of Land Management EPA: Environmental Protection Agency CIA: Central Intelligence Agency UK: United Kingdom Here are a few more acronyms: NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization SWAT: Special Weapons Action Team SNAFU: situation normal, all fouled up MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving RIF: Reading is Fundamental SADD: Students Against Drunk Driving | |
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