People are only just realising what BT stands for and they’re baffled
PEOPLE are only just realising what BT stands for - and it has shocked many.
The BT group is the UK's largest telecommunications broadband and TV provider, and also one of the most popular.
Crazed football fans routinely hunker down and tune in to Premier League clashes and UEFA Champions League ties on BT Sport.
It is considered one of the 'Big Four' telecom providers alongside Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk,
And now, many are shocked to learn that the acronym BT simply stands for 'British Telecom'.
Many took to Twitter to express their surprise.
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One said: "So apparently BT stands for British Telecom?"
Another chimed in: "Just found out that BT stands for British Telecom."
In a confusing twist, Bluetooth is slowly beginning to adopt the same acronym.
One motorist revealed: "Had my car for two years and just realised 'BT audio' stands for Bluetooth Audio and not British Telecom audio."
People have been left open-mouthed upon discovering what a number of other widely used acronyms spell out.
GIF, long used as a means of communication across social media platforms, left many shocked when they discovered what is stood for.
And HTML - or the code used to structure web pages and its posted content - also prompted confusion over what the acronym means.