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What do acronyms really stand for? From the BBC to the CIA, acronyms are an accepted feature of everyday life. But do these letters have hidden meanings? What do they really stand for? Open up Photoshop and post the results.
(Fri 12 Aug 2005, 13:33)
A pedant writes...[ducks]
RE: the compo - BBC isn't an acronym, it is an initialism. Oh and neither is CIA.
(, Fri 12 Aug 2005, 15:32, More)
Cheeky little scamp

Not strictly an acronym, but I'll slip it under the fence and hope no-one notices.
BTW, does anyone else think of Johnny Morris when they hear Steve Miller's "The Joker"? "Some people call me Morris...". Just me then.
(, Fri 12 Aug 2005, 15:10, More)

What do acronyms really stand for? From the BBC to the CIA, acronyms are an accepted feature of everyday life. But do these letters have hidden meanings? What do they really stand for? Open up Photoshop and post the results.
(Fri 12 Aug 2005, 13:33)
RE: the compo - BBC isn't an acronym, it is an initialism. Oh and neither is CIA.
(, Fri 12 Aug 2005, 15:32, More)

Not strictly an acronym, but I'll slip it under the fence and hope no-one notices.
BTW, does anyone else think of Johnny Morris when they hear Steve Miller's "The Joker"? "Some people call me Morris...". Just me then.
(, Fri 12 Aug 2005, 15:10, More)




