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I suppose any hard and fast rule is not warranted. Consider that others argued that acronym and abbreviation are not the same thing: "There is a difference between acronyms and abbreviations. An acronym is usually formed by taking the first initials of a phrase or compounded-word and using...

Hello. Is there any difference between them? Or is "meteor" just an abbreviation of "meteorite"? Thank you.

I think the p's and q's argument is most salient here. The apostrophe is used for the sake of clarity. While conventionally used for the possessive, the apostrophe is also used to indicate vernacular omissions and contractions, such as in the cases of "Ol' Dirty ***" or...

Hi, Can anybody explain me the difference between: not like & don't like. It's better if you provide a few complete sentences as examples of what you are asking about, rather than just fragments. Perhaps you are thinking of sentences like these. I do not like coffee. I...

I totally agree with your comments. Many adults do not even know that there is a difference between the proper word tonight and the "lazy mans word tonite". I refuse to use this abbreviation and I will not allow my children to use it either. I find that more and more adults can not spell...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation In most countries, corporate names include the term "Corporation", or an abbreviation that denotes the corporate status of the entity. Certain jurisdictions do not allow the use of the word "company" alone to denote corporate status, since the word...

They have the same meaning, thus they're interchangeable. Here is the fully 'story': The status of ’til versus until and till is often argued about and most style guides have something to say on the matter. The most common belief is that till is a shortened form of until . You can see...

You need to be clear on the difference between advertising and advertisments/adverts. Advertising is the process. An advertisement/advert is one part of their advertising campaign. You cannot change advertising into advertisement in the 1st sentence. It seems that advert is not...

Hi, Mr.Geek! Thank you very much for your answers. Concerning to that sentence "They are all together ooky ", I took it from the theme song lyrics "The Addams Family", but I have already looked for this word in lots of different places without finding the answer (perhaps the lyrics is...

What's the difference between "acronym" and "abbreviation". Is "NATO" an abbreviation or an acronym? What about USA?