Acronyms Galore

I Hate Talking · Jun 18, 2026 · 31m · transcript

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Episode 112 of I Hate Talking opens with a lighthearted follow-up to the previous episode’s “data vs. data” debate, where the hosts reveal the tally: “data” (long A) dominated, especially from one host, while the other alternated between pronunciations—even within the same sentence—to distinguish meaning.

The main segment shifts to the episode’s theme: words that originated as acronyms but are now commonly treated as standalone words. The hosts clarify the difference between acronyms and acrostics, then explore familiar examples like “scuba” (self-contained underwater…