Do you say acronyms in your head

IR1SH RANG3R

Bored in work and thinking about this. When you see an acronym written down do you say the acronym or the words in your head when reading?

For example when I see OP on here I always think/read/say in my head Original Poster rather than OP. So am I alone and have I wasted half my life thinking these words? :P

clintondaly

Yes

Benjamin Buttons

Naviq
Not a very interesting question

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Acronyms for me. They are as much a part of speech and thought process as they are the written form. I'd never think "North Atlantic Treaty Organisation"

somesoldiers

that's actually called an "initialism" but hey
acronyms are pronounced in one like NASA, we don't say N.A.S.A if we did it would be an initialism

my3cents

Try saying Lysergic acid diethylamide every time you hear or read the letters LSD - doesn't work for me but I still know what LSD stands for.

For Forks Sake

ROFL

my3cents

For Forks Sake wrote: »

ROFL

FFS

begbysback

Greatest acronym ever

WYSIWYG

LionelNashe

For Forks Sake wrote: »

ROFL

Always makes me think of:

Pherekydes

This thread is fubar.

murpho999

AFAIK I don't do this.

clintondaly

R.O.T.F.L.B.T.C.D.I.C.A.J.T.T.W.A.D.B.S.I.H.P.W.T.R.H.I.T.S.B.K.A.B.A.Y.B

Ubbquittious

I convert them to words of their own by adding vowels as needed to help them roll off the tongue easier.

For example: LPT -> Luppet

Have you paid the luppet this year?

Aglomerado

Ubbquittious wrote: »

I convert them to words of their own by adding vowels as needed to help them roll off the tongue easier.

For example: LPT -> Luppet

Have you paid the luppet this year?

I say DNA as "Dnaaaaaah!"

Your Face

I say 'acronym'.