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* There's an old song by [[Allan Sherman]] ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roAWodrsZXI Harvey and Sheila]'' that celebrates the acronyms of life in the USA.

* Anybody who studies biology for long enough, particularly metabolism or genetics, quickly finds the acronyms getting out of hand. We have acronyms made of acronyms.

* In Chemistry, abbreviation is necessary to use the completely-descriptive but incredibly long formal names of most chemicals. Or they're simply referred to by some kind of informal or brand name. At the extreme end of this scale is [http://othyr.com/titin.html Titin], the largest known protein, which has an ''incredibly'' lengthy chemical name.

* In Chemistry, abbreviation is necessary to use the completely-descriptive but incredibly long formal names of most chemicals. Or they're simply referred to by some kind of informal or brand name. At the extreme end of this scale is [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028203952/http://othyr.com/titin.html Titin], the largest known protein, which has an ''incredibly'' lengthy chemical name.

* Many Mormons know what RM, BYU, PEC, BYC, YM, YW, and many others mean.

* [[Wikipedia]] has several lists of acronyms. '''Be forewarned:''' A person can easily get lost on a [[Wiki Walk]] through these pages. Good starting points include: