From S.O.S to LOL: A Brief History of Acronyms
Words by Raffaella Migliore In the dark and bloody trenches of war, a military brat was born – the Acronym. Born out of pragmatism and brevity, this sweet kid-cousin of the abbreviation spent her early years living a useful, descriptive and sometimes medical life as ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), DORA (The British …