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No, acronyms don't work that way

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[–] Hule@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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Origins of words! That’s why!

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh sorry! You're serious!

Then maybe graphic comes to English directly from Latin and so it's different than other words.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Originally from greek, graphikos.