Example of Acronyms In English

When we shorten a phrase, a title or the name of an institution or person, using the first letter of each of the main words, we use acronyms. This serves to shorten that group of words, either to save space, to speed up the reading of a text or to facilitate the memorization or appointment of the name that we are abbreviating.

When to facilitate memorization or pronunciation of acronyms, we use some vowels or syllables of some or all of the words, or when a new word is formed with syllables of two or more words, these types of acronyms and abbreviations are called acronyms.

Both acronyms and acronyms are a form of abbreviations widely used in English.

In English many abbreviations are used with acronyms and acronyms, being even much more common than simple abbreviations. Its use has become even more widespread with the generalization of text messaging services, first with telephones. cell phones and later with instant messaging services, where response speed and savings are required. space.

Many of these acronyms and acronyms in English are so widely used that we even use them regularly in Spanish.

Rules for writing acronyms and acronyms

The acronyms in English are written in capital letters, and are treated as a single word, without adding periods at the end of the word. However, there are some acronyms so commonly used, and their relatively simple structure, that they are treated like common words, and are written in lower case, depending on their context. This happens with words like ufo, laser, led, radar.

In the case of acronyms formed from the combination of two or more words, they can be treated as a single word and written with lowercase letters. When the acronym is formed from acronyms, they are capitalized.

Example of acronyms and acronyms in English:

UNO - (United Nations Organization - United Nations Organization)

UN - (United Nations - United Nations)

USA - (United States of America - United States of America)

UNESCO - (United Nations for Education, Science and Culture Organization - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

WHO - (World Health Organization - World Health Organization)

LOL - (Laughing Out Loud - Laughing loudly, out loud)

OMG - (Oh! My God - Oh! OMG)

WYSIWYG - (What You See Is What You Get - What You See Is What You Get)

AKA - (Also Known As - Also Known As)

NP - (No Problem - No problem)

DIY - (Do it yourself - Do It Yourself)

IMO - (In My Opinion - in my opinion)

FAQ - (Frequent Asked Questions - Frequently Asked Questions)

JIT - (Just in Time - Just in Time)

SOHO - (Small Office, Home Office - Small Office, Home Office)

Radar - (Radio Detection and Ranging - Radio detection and telemetry)

Modem - (Modulator-demodulator - Modulator- demodulator)

Telematic - (Telematics - Tele Informática)

Bathroom - (Bath Room - Bathroom)

RNA - (Ribonucleic Acid - Ribonucleic Acid)

DNA - (Deoxyribonucleic Addic - Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

AIDS - (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

BZD - Benzodiazepine

AHG - (Antihemophilic Globulin - Antihemophilic Globulin)

Echo - (Echocardiogramma - Echocardiogram)

PKU - (Phenylketonuria - phenylketonuria)