SeaBee
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SeaBee
In an article in a local paper, of which the subject is acronyms, the author states that "SeaBees" comes from Construction Battalions (that is CBs). I would think that CB would be the acronym, and SeaBees is technically not an acronym, but what would you call a spelling out of the sound of the 2 letters?
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Re: SeaBee
Hmm. I'm not sure if there is a special name for .In an article in a local paper, of which the subject is acronyms, the author states that "SeaBees" comes from Construction Battalions (that is CBs). I would think that CB would be the acronym, and SeaBees is technically not an acronym, but what would you call a spelling out of the sound of the 2 letters?
CB would be an abbreviation, not an acronym, and Sea and bee are obviously homophones for C and B, respectively. Bees, especially honeybees, are legendary builders, so Seabee could be an aptronym (A name devised to be characterizing or descriptive (Miss Neat; Felicity Foote).
Here's the definition of Seabee from the American Heritage Dictionary:
And here's the story of the Seabees from the source.Seabee
SYLLABICATION: Sea·bee
PRONUNCIATION: sē'bē'
NOUN: A member of one of the construction battalions in the U.S. Navy that builds naval aviation bases and shore facilities.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of cee bee, pronunciation of the initial letters of construction battalion.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Regards//Larry
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Re: SeaBee
The thinking being that, since an acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a name, CB could not be a word. I'll buy that.CB would be an abbreviation, not an acronym,
So "SeaBees" is a homophonic abbreviation...or HA for short.and Sea and bee are obviously homophones for C and B, respectively.
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aitch, according to this:How do you spell H (haitch, I assume) for example?
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=235568
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