@SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 1 year agoMerriam-Webster’s Twitter is a gem.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down11
arrow-up1115arrow-down1imageMerriam-Webster’s Twitter is a gem.lemmy.world@SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-square@Ultraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink12•11 months agoWith very, very few exceptions (mostly technology related), if someone claims the etymology of a common word is an acronym, they’re full of shit.
With very, very few exceptions (mostly technology related), if someone claims the etymology of a common word is an acronym, they’re full of shit.
Shit - swimming, healing, integration, teamwork
SCUBA and RADAR are the only ones I know of.
Laser too