Is there a linguistic reason we abbreviate something like the word “Management” as MGMT. What determines which letters will best to use to abbreviate?
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The same way we develop new words. One or two people start using a certain abbreviation for whatever reason, and it spreads from there. If there are competing abbreviations, generally the one that’s easier to write but still understandable will spread. At some point the abbreviation will have enough people using it that it will reach a critical mass and at that point it will be the primary abbr. (We’ll see if that one catches on)
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