Today we start a brand new section in the Bulletin. It’s called the GFN Information. Now, what does GFN stand for ? GFN is an initialism for Good For Nothing. The point is that, the information which is brought to you is absolutely worthless. Below you will find the very first GFN!!
“Matches used in the U.S. in 1840 could be lighted from either end” !!
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is to inform you readres that I received the message below with the following warning:
"In writing, an abbreviation is any shortened form of a word or phrase. However, there are types of abbreviations; the most common being acronyms and initialisms.
acronym - (a type of abbreviation)
A word formed from the initial parts (letters OR syllables OR arbitrary parts) of a name.
Examples: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)
initialism - (a type of abbreviation)
A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter being pronounced separately.
Example, "BBC" (British Broadcasting Corporation), or "PBS" (Public Broadcasting System).
The key difference between an acronym and an initialism is that an acronym forms a new word, while an initalism does not.
For example, you say "nay-to" for NATO; this means you are saying a word, as opposed to saying each letter (ehn-ay-tee-oh).
So "NATO" is an acronym. But "U.K." is an intialism for United Kindom: you say each letter individually (you don't say "yuk", so you know it's not a word). Also, the periods are a dead-giveaway that's it's an intialism...
Corrections made, I should realize that there are times when old teachers ought to be replaced by younger people. Regardless the fact that the sender of the message is a certain Claudio Henrique Caldas Mattos, who happens to be my grandson, 18 years of age, and already a teacher of English. HC.
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