Common Words That Are Really Acronyms: CWTARA
Acronyms have long persisted in the English language. They become so common that people use them without fully understanding their origins. The list below helps to expose exactly what these words actually stand for. Let’s take a look.
List of Acronyms
L.A.S.E.R. – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
S.C.U.B.A. – Self Contained Underwater Breathing Aparatus
L.O.L. – Laughing Out Loud
W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G. – What You See Is What You Get
F.U.C.K. – For Unwanted Carnal Knowledge
F.B.I. – Federal Bureau of Investigations
J.P.E.G. – Joint Photographic Experts Group
M.P.E.G. – Moving Picture Experts Group
R.A.M. – Random Access Memory
R.O.M. – Read Only Memory
I.L.C. – I Love Chocolate (ok, ok, I made this one up)
See acronyms to you heart’s content at http://www.wikipedia.org