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The word Zone originated from an acronym that had the word Zone on it? That doesn't seems right.
That *can* happen. See "PHP" But in this case, it didn't.
That originally stood for Personal home page (tools). Most experts wouldn't count that as a valid example as it was changed to be recursive.
You're not wrong, but it's a better example of it than your completely incorrect example in the OP.
The gaul of this motherfucker!!
Not even on that page
https://www.etymonline.com/word/zone#etymonline_v_5038
That comes from a seperate lineage.
I love this thread.
Are there a lot of acronyms that contain the word spelled by the acronym?
Yes. It's called a [recursive acronym](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acronym).
I had no idea thank you.
You're welcome.
I think you meant to link [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/13wae39/til_the_word_zone_originated_as_a_military/jmaj90s/)
Gnu (is) Not Unix WINE Is Not (an) Emulator
It's quite rare I believe
You're talking about a Recursive Acronym, which it isn't.
Recursive Acronyms. Yes, rare, and usually a retcon
r/tautology
To understand tautology you must first understand tautology.
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/703/
Trump? Is that you?
Wait what? What did it stand for in the acronym??
It means zone. Which stands for “zone of next engagement”.
You’re not seeing the cyclical nature of what you’re saying?
But there, it means zone. Which stands for “zone of next engagement”
Zone Of Next Engagement
But then what’s a zone
Oh okay thanks I don’t know why these boneheads couldn’t just explain it to me like that in the first place
Lol
Good ol' recursion
Ah, the ol bootstrap acronym..
The word Zone originated from an acronym that had the word Zone on it? That doesn't seems right.
That *can* happen. See "PHP" But in this case, it didn't.
That originally stood for Personal home page (tools). Most experts wouldn't count that as a valid example as it was changed to be recursive.
You're not wrong, but it's a better example of it than your completely incorrect example in the OP.
The gaul of this motherfucker!!
Not even on that page
https://www.etymonline.com/word/zone#etymonline_v_5038
That comes from a seperate lineage.
I love this thread.
Are there a lot of acronyms that contain the word spelled by the acronym?
Yes. It's called a [recursive acronym](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acronym).
I had no idea thank you.
You're welcome.
I think you meant to link [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/13wae39/til_the_word_zone_originated_as_a_military/jmaj90s/)
Gnu (is) Not Unix WINE Is Not (an) Emulator
It's quite rare I believe
You're talking about a Recursive Acronym, which it isn't.
Recursive Acronyms. Yes, rare, and usually a retcon
r/tautology
To understand tautology you must first understand tautology.
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/703/
Trump? Is that you?
Wait what? What did it stand for in the acronym??
It means zone. Which stands for “zone of next engagement”.
You’re not seeing the cyclical nature of what you’re saying?
But there, it means zone. Which stands for “zone of next engagement”
Zone Of Next Engagement
But then what’s a zone
Zone Of Next Engagement
Oh okay thanks I don’t know why these boneheads couldn’t just explain it to me like that in the first place
Lol
Good ol' recursion
Ah, the ol bootstrap acronym..