MK, Mortal Kombat, not Mario Kart.
CH, Chapulín Colorado, not Christina Herrera.
SNK, Shin Nihon Kikaku, not Shingeki no Kyojin.
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SNAFU, how it went from chaotic situation to make a blunder?
Also, why are Americans so obsessed with acronyms?
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Acromyms form words. You mean abbreviations.
Is that correct? I think by definition an initialism can be considered a form of acronym. The way I worded the question includes those subsets of acronyms
DNF: Disjunctive normal form, Dandified YUM
I put DNF stickers on items around the house, to remind myself that not everything exists for sexual gratification.
It's Did Not Finish in racing
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