Why are most acronyms three letters in length? - fyi idk idc gfy

[Art Kassul]

Why are most acronyms three letters in length?

 

[NigKid]

Looked at the spoiler tag, thought it was a joke, wasn't one.
fnf - find a noose faggot

 

[Red Hood]

Not true. DVDA is four.

 

[byuu]

IMHO the AIDS-ridden OP should GTFO

 

[GrammaNazi]

Scuba, vtol, radar, fubar, snafu. stfu.

 

[Art Kassul]

Scuba, vtol, radar, fubar, snafu. stfu.

I did not claim all were limited to 3, just that 3 is most popular and common. Leard to rean.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Even file extensions usually have 3 letters.

Like PNG, TXT, EXE...

 

[Fascist Frederick]

IDGAF

 

[RussianParasite]

There is always FAG for the actors (and OP).

 

[Pee Cola]

NFI

 

[DDBCAE CBAADCBE]

The real answer is that it will always be simpler to develop a catchy acronym for something with fewer letters. It’s just simple math.

 

[DerKryptid]

2 is generally too short to shorten into an acronym and three syllable words sound catchier to speakers of most languages