Posted: 2/21/18 at 8:35am
Am I missing something? Wouldn't the initials for Broadway World simply be BW? What is BWW? I thought it was the German auto maker at first. Do Broadway World creators think "Broadway" is two words? Like "Broad way?" Can someone explain this? This just can't be, can it?
Posted: 2/21/18 at 8:51am
To me, I think of it as BW=Broadway. BWW=Broadway World
Posted: 2/21/18 at 9:42am
well "Broadway" collapses what was originally two words, each with its own meaning. And of course as a single word it has two syllables. And of course acronyms are not subject to any rules.
Maybe solve world hunger first and then get back to us.
Posted: 2/21/18 at 9:46am
Glad to see the grammar police haven't gone AWOL.
Posted: 2/21/18 at 9:53am
kdogg36 said: "Glad to see the grammar police haven't gone AWOL."
That's not grammar.
For the OP: The abbreviation is phonetic more than anything, IMO. And "BW" is too ambiguous.
Posted: 2/21/18 at 10:14am
LizzieCurry said: "That's not grammar."
Yes, that's true. It's orthography, of course. But I think you might have missed my joke. :)
Posted: 2/21/18 at 10:25am
It's so you can pronounce it "Bow-Wow-Wow" in a pinch; no shorter than Broadway World, but psychologically it feels much more compact.
