EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 48 MIN
Episode 299-When Acronyms Become Words
from The Natural Curiosity Project · host Dr. Steven Shepard
Acronyms are "words" that are abbreviations. But they differ from abbreviations because they can be pronounced like a word. Many of these acronyms, like the 'ZIP' in 'Zip Code,' aren't even known as acronyms anymore. In this episode, my friend Pete Mulvihill helps me decode some of the most common acronyms in modern lexicon.
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