Let me first say that I like to think that I do a good job of staying on top of what all the cool kids are doing on the internet, usually hearing about the latest memes and viral videos early in their cycles. I'm leaving "acronym" in the headline because that's what most people believe is correct (and will search for), but I hope you've enjoyed your grammar lesson for the day. NASA, on the other hand, is an acronym because even though it is also made up of the first letters of the department name (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), it is pronounced as a word, NASA, and not by spelling out the letters N, A, S, A. FBI and CIA are examples of initialisms because they're made up of the first letters of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency, respectively, but they can't be pronounced as words. They are often confused with acronyms because they are made up of letters, so they look similar, but they can't be pronounced as words. Initialisms are another type of abbreviation. Ever since I learned this distinction, I take every opportunity to educate others. SMH, is an initialism and NOT an acronym. *SCROLL FOR UPDATES*īefore we get to the web definition of "SMH", allow me to first correct my own headline. As they become more pervasive, it's going to be important to understand how you can harness the power of "intelligent search results" and use them to your advantage. This curiosity brought me on a short journey into some interesting search results pages recently and today I thought I'd share a few observations with you. I've basically given up trying to keep up at this point, but that doesn't mean I don't want to know what these things mean when I see them. Summary: These kids today and their abbreviations and acronyms, or in this case an initialism for "Shaking My Head".
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