Forced Acronym Syndrome refers to the tendency for acronyms to form commonly used words or combinations. The safety/first aid industry is particularly notorious for this and are responsible to for acronyms such as:
R.A.C.E. - used in case of a fire
Remove people from danger areaOr
Alert people nearby and raise an alarm
Confine fire and smoke
Extinguish and contain fire and evacuate
Remove - Remove people from danger area.A.B.C. - Used for CPR
Alarm - Sound the alarm.
Contain - Select and use proper fire extinguisher
Evacuate - Use fire exit.
AirwayP.A.S.S. - used for fire extinguishers
Breathing
Circulation
Others:
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
D.A.R.E. - education program that seeks to prevent use of illegal drugs.
Drug
Abuse
Resistance
Education
Please submit any Forced Word Acronyms that you have come across in the comments.
I also need help creating the Forced Word Acronym Syndrome into an actual word. The Crossword Solver could help in the search. As an added bonus it would be nice if the Forced Word Acronym Syndrom was also victim to RAS syndrome.
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