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a recording of musical abbreviations that introduces the listener to the great composers
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Acronyms—abbreviations formed from initial letters or a term or phrase—are another kind of jargon.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The pages are covered with private abbreviations, mysterious drawings of circles and triangles in a range of configurations, phrases and bullet lists of words with no obvious connection: magic, virtues, initiation, rebirth, evil, success.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Its notifications, which follow a format established in 1924, are written in ALL CAPS and filled with cryptic abbreviations.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Crucially, Tommy also teaches Stephen how to use the account: how to send messages, how to use abbreviations without sounding like a noob, TYVM.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The pages are covered with private abbreviations, mysterious drawings of circles and triangles in a range of configurations, phrases and bullet lists of words with no obvious connection: magic, virtues, initiation, rebirth, evil, success.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Its notifications, which follow a format established in 1924, are written in ALL CAPS and filled with cryptic abbreviations.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Crucially, Tommy also teaches Stephen how to use the account: how to send messages, how to use abbreviations without sounding like a noob, TYVM.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Abbreviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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