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If you’ve ever tried to unravel the mysteries of Medicare, you’ve probably found yourself staring at a jumble of letters – A, ...

This impulse is so strong that, when spelling permits, many acronyms are simply pronounced phonetically (i.e. AWOL, NAFTA, NATO), rather than as a string of letters — some even eventually ...

The acronym remains a cumbersome embarrassment which has been disparaged as an “ alphabet soup.” Acronyms rarely ... NATO), rather than as a string of letters — some even eventually ...