2007-08-08 06:24:33 · 5 answers · asked by miss j 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
for the same reason that monosyllabic has more than one syllable.
And 'short' is shorter than 'shorter', and even shorter than 'shortest'.
2007-08-08 06:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's why they make an abbreviation for abbreviation!
2007-08-08 13:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the person who made the word was having a bad day and decided to take it out on us.
2007-08-08 14:48:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because abbreviation is the long form.
The short form is... ab.
2007-08-08 13:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kenn T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, thats funny, ur right. maybe to show the reason for why we want abbreviations.
2007-08-08 13:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋