PME, SEDIN And Other German Acronyms That Confuse English Speakers Through Victor Akhidenor It is easy to understand why Germans rely on t...
PME, SEDIN And Other German Acronyms That Confuse English Speakers
Through Victor Akhidenor It is easy to understand why Germans rely on terminology like Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (beef labeling supervision task transfer law) and Vermögenszuordnungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung (asset allocation responsibility transfer regulation).
It is easy to see why Germans frequently condense words with phrases like Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (beef labeling supervision task transfer legislation) and Vermögenszuordnungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung (asset allocation responsibility transfer regulation). German acronyms, however, can be challenging and challenging.
When asked the initials of the German-sponsored Programme Migration for Development, an English speaker won't even blink. PMD, the individual would reply with the assurance of a top-notch Spelling Bee competitor.
The buzzer will be pressed by a mango-loving employee at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH headquarters in Nigeria who will then correct you. She'll say, "It's PME."
PME? You've got to be joking, right?
But it's not a joke.
We believe that a case of the boat with two captains sinking is at play here, but we are unwilling to look into it. Orders cannot be given by Programme Migration & Diaspora (PMD), and it is opposed by Programme Migration for Development (PMD). Thus, letter E was "trafficked" into the latter, which is distinct from human trafficking. After all, in both the English and German alphabets, E comes next.
However, we have overextended the joke and have been making jokes the entire time. The right response is that the word for development in German is Entwicklung. Programmmigration fur Entwicklung is the correct term for "programmmigration for development"!
But we have to mix up our Erzfeind since we're Germans!
You've arrived in the bizarre world of German acronyms.
WHAT IS AN ACRONEYM?
A word or name that is composed of components of its complete name is known as an acronym, which is a subset of an abbreviation. Initialisms, also known as alphabetisms, are abbreviations created from a series of initials that are often spoken as separate letters. In the same way as IOM (International Organization for Migration), ILO (International Labour Organization), MRC (Migrant Resource Center), FMLE (Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment), ICMPD (International Centre for Migration Policy and Development), and LMIS (Labour Market Information System) are all examples of international organizations for migration. HIERO (Hanseatic Institute for Entrepreneurship and Regional Development) and CERPAC (Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card) are two examples of initialism in German.
However, certain acronyms, like SKYE (Skills Development for Youth Employment), employ syllables as opposed to letters. Both syllables and initialism were relevant when referring to SKYE. While Development was treated like Cinderella, Skills and Youth Employment are the "beneficiaries"!
A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER
The "worst case of Cinderella treatment in history" is brought up by this. It's a conflict between the NGC (Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration, and Reintegration), which is being blamed, and the JMR (Jobs, Migration, and Reintegration), which is threatening to secede.
JMR: I feel marginalized by the term NGC's absence of me.
NGC: But men are merely limbs. You resemble a council body that lacks independent authority. Please take care of it.
A mere appendage, JMR? What is the main purpose of your organization?
NGC: We provide individualized counseling services to both locals and relocating migrants. We provide you with information on the dangers of unauthorized immigration as well as the possibilities and requirements for lawful immigration to Germany. We also provide guidance on business, job, and academic opportunities in Nigeria.
(Cuts in) JMR What does it all come down to, then?
Jobs, migration, and reintegration, I guess.
JMR: Our attorneys will speak to you!
RETURN TO SEDIN
But with SEDIN, all justifications go through the ceiling. Acronyms would be fraternal twins if they were SEDIN's twins. There is no way that SEDIN and Pro-poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria are twins! However, we believe that SEDIN stands for Sustainable Economic Development in Nigeria and that the Pro-poor blah blah blah is merely a title.
Exactly who created the "confusion"? Shaggy, a Jamaican reggae rapper, said, "It wasn't me. However, because the English language does not often directly translate German words and phrases, German acronyms are different in English. To maintain the meaning or flow of the statement, some acronyms may be transcribed differently in English.
For instance, the German abbreviation ANABIN, which stands for "recognition and evaluation of foreign qualifications, signifies just that. The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) - Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung employs the same patterns. Handwerkskammer, also known as the HWK Chamber of Skilled Crafts. Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) is the name of the business and industry chamber.