and if the world changed it what should it be called instead ?
2007-02-02 12:17:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it is so long because that just makes it ironic or something; if it changed it should be called the abbreviated word designation, or AWD (awwwd) for short, to introduce an acronym to the abbrevation.
2007-02-02 12:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there aren't enough hippopotomonstrosesquip -pedaliophobes in the world.
And, BTW, the abbreviation of abbreviation is "Abbr." Short enough for you?
2007-02-02 12:43:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it has 12 letters.
2007-02-02 12:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MMMM...
But why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the tube?
Is the glass half full or half empty?
Life is full of enigmas.
2007-02-02 15:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by A Teesside Smart**** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason that dyslexic is hard for a dyslexic to spell
2007-02-02 12:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by jd_of_mirkwood 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Questions like this really make my head hurt.
Lets call it "brev" for short.
2007-02-02 12:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is phonetically not spelled phonetically? (as in - phone would be spelled fone - like it sounds- if it were spelled phonetically. :) that's a good one, huh?
2007-02-02 12:23:33 · answer #7 · answered by JJ 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol. Funny, but interesting.
2007-02-02 12:24:50 · answer #8 · answered by Cister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason lisp has an s
2007-02-02 12:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So it can have an abbr.
2007-02-02 12:20:45 · answer #10 · answered by Phartzalot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋