2006-06-23 01:40:39 · 24 answers · asked by Uri 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
My personal favorite is ACE Cable Awards
ACE stands for Awards for Cable Excellence, so you have Awards for Cable Excellence Cable Awards
2006-06-23 01:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 3⤋
Lot's of reasons:
1. It's quicker
2. If you don't say "Number" at the end people might think you literally mean a pin (like a needle)
3. Some people probably don't realise (or care) that the last letter in PIN actually means number.
2006-06-23 08:44:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we like acroymns and making our live a little shorter. Yeah we could all say Personal Identification Number but why? Why do they ask for ID instead of Indentification for that matter. It is just faster and easier.
2006-06-23 08:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The absolutely free reverse vin check sites generally provide fake information. To get real information, money will have to be paid. The free searches provide fake information so they can get your email address to send spam.
Stay away from shady reverse vin check sites, most likely you won't get any information after you make the payment. Not to mention you won't get a report and you won't get an answer if you try to call for a refund. Stick with a reputable reverse vin check site like http://www.reversevincheck.net that has been around since 1995.
2014-09-25 19:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason we call an ATM and ATM machine (Automatic Teller Machine Machine). We are good at that sort of thing.
Also, only in the English language to feet smell and noses run!
Were good at not making any sense! No wonder others have such a hard time learning our language!!
2006-06-23 08:46:01 · answer #5 · answered by zharantan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason they say GOP party (in the States) which is actually saying "Grand Old Party party", they forget the expression in question is a noun, not an adective and already has the term they're tacking on the end included.
2006-06-23 12:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To simplify things, they are just the initial letters.
P ersonal I identification N Number, see?
Have a happy weekend.
2006-06-23 08:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by Isadora 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
people were already saying vin number well before that
vehicle identification number number
so it probably just followed naturally along those lines
2006-06-23 08:47:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right. Just like TIN number (Tax Identification No.)
Why call it building when it's already built?........
2006-06-23 08:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by Jake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term was coined by the Department of Redundancy Bureau.
2006-06-23 08:44:54 · answer #10 · answered by sideshot72 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do not realise what the abbreviation stands for just like ATM machines. Automatic Teller Machine machines??
2006-06-23 08:44:19 · answer #11 · answered by peter r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋