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I understand the allure and convenience of acronyms and there are some that have been around for some time that I'm very comfortable with. NASA is one that comes to mind. Technically a true acronym is formed by the first letters of a series of words like 'National Aeronautic and Space Administration' that are used as abbreviations that can be pronounced as a word. Another one that I'm associated with is MOPS (Mohthers of Preschoolers). I'm not sure what it's called when first letters are used to identify something but they can't be pronounced as a word.  PTSD and LGBTA are examples.  I suppose these are just considered abbreviations. But it seems to me too many things are being abbreviated.  Maybe I just don't want to have to stop and figure out what things mean as I'm listening to a news report. For example, on a national news show this morning the commentator was talking about people who have signed non-disclosure agreements and then regret having done so. About half way through the report she switched from saying non-disclosure agreements to calling them NDAs. This may be a commonly used abbreviation in legal circles but I found it distracting in the news report.  Perhaps I'm being too picky but I enjoy hearing real words. Ah well, TIAD.