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Skinwalkers at the Pentagon

Astonishing Legends

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The Difference Between an Acranam and an Initialism

Acranam is a type of abbreviation that shortens a phrase by combining the first letters of each word in the phrase to form a new pronounceable word. Ac s and initialisms are types of abbreviations formed in specific ways, so they don't technically mean the same thing. And abbreviation is a way to shorten a phrase, like avenue december ot for a month. Some people think these are interchangeablebut that's a grammar myth.

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