It’s one thing to take an acronym and “demote” it to a common noun if it’s being used often by wide public (not unlike how proper nouns become common nouns), it’s another thing to randomly pretend that a regular noun is an acronym. I’m looking at you, photographers shouting “RAW” in all caps whenever the topic comes up. “WASM” rubs me wrong for the same reason.
I admit to being guilty of this and mimicking whatever form I encounter first, but then I’d switch once I look it up. I don’t quite understand why would anyone do otherwise.
I admit to being guilty of this and mimicking whatever form I encounter first, but then I’d switch once I look it up. I don’t quite understand why would anyone do otherwise.