Why is abbreviation such a long word Joke submitted by Greg R., Boerne, TexasLoading... Warped Wiseman Wonders: “Why is ‘abbreviation’ such a long word?” Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
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. Reply
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