What does this stands for..?
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For what it's worth ....... 
The traditional nickname for the Republican Party widely used in American political reporting.
The party's official history traces the term back to the late 19th century citing an article in the Boston post headlined "The G.O.P. Doomed".The party website suggests the term Grand Old Party may have evolved from the term used to refer to British Prime Minister William Gladstone - the G.O.M or the Grand Old Man.
The Republican National Committee says the acronym dates back to 1875, at which time it meant "Gallant Old Party." And in the early days of the automobile, it gained another popular, although ultimately fleeting, translation: "Get Out and Push" - the treatment early cars often needed.
The traditional nickname for the Republican Party widely used in American political reporting.
The party's official history traces the term back to the late 19th century citing an article in the Boston post headlined "The G.O.P. Doomed".The party website suggests the term Grand Old Party may have evolved from the term used to refer to British Prime Minister William Gladstone - the G.O.M or the Grand Old Man.
The Republican National Committee says the acronym dates back to 1875, at which time it meant "Gallant Old Party." And in the early days of the automobile, it gained another popular, although ultimately fleeting, translation: "Get Out and Push" - the treatment early cars often needed.
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Originally Posted by trapper,Oct 21 2006, 06:16 AM
The Republican National Committee says the acronym dates back to 1875 . . . .
An acronym is an abbreviation that is pronounced as a word - such as NASA or SNAFU; GOP is not pronounced as a word: the individual letters are pronounced.
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Originally Posted by magician,Oct 21 2006, 12:10 PM
While GOP is an abbreviation, it is not an acronym.
Of the two words, acronym is the much more frequently used and known, and many speakers and writers refer to all abbreviations formed from initial letters as acronyms. However, many others differentiate between acronyms and initialisms. An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the initial letter or letters of the constituent words, such as NATO. An initialism is an abbreviation pronounced as the names of the individual letters, and is formed only from the initial letter of constituent words, such as TLA. This distinction is supported by many dictionary definitions, but not by all.
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Originally Posted by HydnHood,Oct 21 2006, 07:26 PM
As a very casual user of the English language, I am not sure that I care all that much. And as "Otto" in "A Fish Called Wanda" would say, "Don't Call Me Stupid".
Further, I didn't call you stupid - nor did I imply that you are - unless, of course, you're the spokesman for the Republican National Committee.
Engineers are notorious for referring to all abbreviations as acronyms. There are many good reasons that we shouldn't allow the proper use of English (or mathematics - but that's another matter) to be determined by engineers.
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Originally Posted by magician,Oct 21 2006, 12:10 PM
While GOP is an abbreviation, it is not an acronym.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/03/...ain531460.shtml
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Originally Posted by magician,Oct 21 2006, 10:32 PM
Engineers are notorious for referring to all abbreviations as acronyms. There are many good reasons that we shouldn't allow the proper use of English (or mathematics - but that's another matter) to be determined by engineers.
, because this feature was excluded from English, us engineers are going to struggle.
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Originally Posted by magician,Oct 21 2006, 10:32 PM
Engineers are notorious for referring to all abbreviations as acronyms. There are many good reasons that we shouldn't allow the proper use of English (or mathematics - but that's another matter) to be determined by engineers.
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