'I'm a language expert – here's 7 words people don't realise are acronyms' Every day is a school day as they say - especially when it comes to mastering the English language.
Laurie closed by admitting he'd only just been informed that gulag is in fact a Russian acronym used in English - referring to a system of labour camps maintained in the Soviet Union between 1930 and 1955.
Laurie Knox, who is an expert in linguistics regularly takes to TikTok to offer an insight into the world of words, educating his followers on all things to do with the English language.
Fifth on Laurie's list is a much more common activity - scuba diving, which is an underwater diving practice using breathing equipment .
An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word - such as ASAP (as soon as possible) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
