Warped Wiseman Wonders: “Why is ‘abbreviation’ such a long word?”
Why is abbreviation such a long word
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Joke submitted by Greg R., Boerne, Texas
Loading...Warped Wiseman Wonders: “Why is ‘abbreviation’ such a long word?”
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haha funny how that works
Abbreviation, in itself, is not an abbreviation, so obviously it is not going to be small, and concise, but more of a broad word. The long word “abbreviation” started from the short Latin word brevis, meaning short.
that’s pretty cool
you missed the joke
Oh gosh, that is kind of an oxymoron