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What is the exact difference???
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Between an anacronym, an acronym, and a pseudonym?
I'll be bu66ered if I know.
I'll be bu66ered if I know.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. eg Nato or Scuba
Anacronyms are replacements of other phrases that have become obsolete, either for technological, political or marketing reasons.
Pseudonym is a fictitious name, also known as an alias, used as an alternative to a person's legal name.
Anacronyms are replacements of other phrases that have become obsolete, either for technological, political or marketing reasons.
Pseudonym is a fictitious name, also known as an alias, used as an alternative to a person's legal name.
The way I understand it, an acronym is the initials of words used to shorten a long phrase, like CIA, FBI, BBC...
An anacronym is one such phrase shortened to its initials that are no longer in use, or that people don't remember.
Anachronism, however, is an historically incorrect phrase or thing, like when an actor wears a wristwatch in a medieval movie.
A pseudonym is just another name for something or someone, like when authors write under a fake name.
Does any of this make sense? lol
An anacronym is one such phrase shortened to its initials that are no longer in use, or that people don't remember.
Anachronism, however, is an historically incorrect phrase or thing, like when an actor wears a wristwatch in a medieval movie.
A pseudonym is just another name for something or someone, like when authors write under a fake name.
Does any of this make sense? lol
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