Why the word "Abbreviation" is too long?.?
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The answer is hidden in the question itself, the word is too long because it is a word, not abbreviation (from the Latin "abbreviatio", verb is to "abbreviate" - make briefer); unfortunately i don't know any officially used abbreviation for "abbreviation", but i can figure it out: let me see, something lika "abbr." or "abn" either "abvn".\n“Brevity” is indeed connected to “Abbreviation”, but is (through mediation of French) coming from Latin “Brevitas” (having Brevi- + -tas) from adjective “Brevis” – “Short”, becoming in English “Brief”. That’s all official information about it. Such terms are generally having a Latin origin.
681562
to make the word a little shorter? i dunno lol
361919
same reason as people say PIN number basically I don't think we have been using acronyms for long enough yet to use them correctly.
501536
so it can be abbreviated
813016
It's believed to have been abreviated from Oll Korrect, used in Boston newspapers during the 1800's, as a deliberate misspelling of All Correct.\n\nApparently they liked using abbreviations apparently.
1039021
It's not grammatically wrong, but it is long and awkward. The double "to" is a grammatical error--or more like a typographical one. Otherwise, it's an issue of style.
23691
In proper grammer, the word "of" isn't capitalized unless it's at the beginning of a title. So it's not often used in abbreviations, probably because the point get across with or without its presence.
1054251
The story about the word being an acronym as you mentioned above is not true.  Apparently, the acronym explanation did not surface until about 1960, while the first known use of it was some time around the 1500s.  After reading a number of sources, which you can find by searching for the "etymology" of the word, it's not clear what the origin was.
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I don't know. Maybe that's because they think people should be able to understand them. Personally, I only shorten laughing out loud, you know, lol, or curses "WTF?" If I'm responding to someone who contacts me, I shorten because to b/c, with to w/, an without to w/out because there are only so many characters you can use. These type of abbreviations are okay on question since there is also a limit of characters. However, I think there are some people who just don't realize there's a "check spelling" right there. It's amazing to see how many totally illiterate people there are out there.
272375
You cant abbreviat it!
15027
That's not true. The official longest word is over 64,000 characters long. It is theoretical mature protein compound.
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Im sure there is smoe humor in your question.\nBut then again, I forgot to laugh.\nBad memory Yknow\n\nAnyWAY, I dont knwo if this helps answer your question or not, bu the word abbreviation comes from the latin word "brevis" meaning short.Apart from the common form of shortening one word, there are other types of abbreviations. These include acronym and initialism (including TLA), apocopation (that is, apocope), clipping (phonetics), elision, syncope, syllabic abbreviation, portmanteau.\n\nIronically, all of the words are either complicated, or lomg
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obviously not in your grammar book! Look those abbreviations are cool in moderation but in mass amount just make you look like a 1st level retard\n\nek
179419
confused with acronyms .... see the link below
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I think people feel incomplete by just saying the acronym.  For example, "you need your PIN" just seems incomplete somehow.  I do not know what in our brain chemistry makes us want to add the last word to an acronym, but it seems to happen.  automatic teller machine machine (ATM machine, PIN number).  I think it happens more often when part of the acronym is a noun that describes the thing as well.
896310
they are abbreviations.......cant think of anything else
1040091
there's 'antidisestablishmentarianism' at 28 letters, meaning 'opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England'. It is often considered the longest word as it has an actual meaning instead of being created just to be long.