In writing a small online article about a UCSB earth science professor who is receiving this year’s top honor of the
Seismological Society of America, I noted that it seemed strange that the organization would place the
of America at the end of its name rather than using
American, as most groups do. Then I realized why:
Seismological Society of America yields a more pleasing acronym.
The way it is now:

And the way
American Seismological Society would reduce down:

Well, that and the fact that the group name
Shakers was already taken.
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