Broadway is one word. Why BWW?

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Broadway is one word. Why BWW?#1
Posted: 2/21/18 at 8:35am

Am I missing something? Wouldn't the initials for Broadway World simply be BW? What is BWW? I thought it was the German auto maker at first. Do Broadway World creators think "Broadway" is two words? Like "Broad way?" Can someone explain this? This just can't be, can it?

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Broadway is one word. Why BWW?#2
Posted: 2/21/18 at 8:51am

To me, I think of it as BW=Broadway. BWW=Broadway World

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Broadway is one word. Why BWW?#3
Posted: 2/21/18 at 9:42am

well "Broadway" collapses what was originally two words, each with its own meaning. And of course as a single word it has two syllables. And of course acronyms are not subject to any rules.

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Broadway is one word. Why BWW?#4
Posted: 2/21/18 at 9:46am

Glad to see the grammar police haven't gone AWOL.

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Broadway is one word. Why BWW?#5
Posted: 2/21/18 at 9:53am

kdogg36 said: "Glad to see the grammar police haven't gone AWOL."

That's not grammar.

For the OP: The abbreviation is phonetic more than anything, IMO. And "BW" is too ambiguous.

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Broadway is one word. Why BWW?#6
Posted: 2/21/18 at 10:14am

LizzieCurry said: "That's not grammar."

Yes, that's true. It's orthography, of course. But I think you might have missed my joke. :)