There's a rather delightful concept called RAS syndrome, where RAS means "redundant acronym syndrome". This describes situations when there's accidental repetition in a word following an acronym. Here are some common examples:ATM (automatic teller machine) machine
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Duncan Reynolds
12/20/2019 11:13:40 pm
The one I've heard most often is PIN number
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Merritt Nenneman
12/23/2019 09:32:46 pm
SSN is another big one.
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Andrew
12/27/2019 03:21:13 am
Also ATM machine
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AUTHORHello! I'm Adam Aleksic. This year, I graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Government and Linguistics. There, I co-founded the Harvard Undergraduate Linguistics Society and wrote a thesis on Serbo-Croatian language policy, magna cum laude. In addition to etymology, I also really enjoy philosophy, trivia, vexillology, geography, board games, conlanging, art history, and law.
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