docs: fix typo and grammar in README (#8985)

csmit195 · Chris · web-flow · commit 22c91534d057 · 2026-02-17T14:57:39.000-08:00
- Fixed spelling of "backronymic" (from "bacronymic").
- Improved sentence structure in the branding FAQ to be more concise.
- Corrected "if the project was" to "if the project were" (subjunctive
mood).
- Removed redundant "in fact" and "to ever have been."

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Co-authored-by: Chris &lt;chris@csmit195.com&gt;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ npm <command>
 
 #### Is "npm" an acronym for "Node Package Manager"?
 
-Contrary to popular belief, **`npm`** **is not** in fact an acronym for "Node Package Manager"; It is a recursive bacronymic abbreviation for **"npm is not an acronym"** (if the project was named "ninaa", then it would be an acronym). The precursor to **`npm`** was actually a bash utility named **"pm"**, which was the shortform name of **"pkgmakeinst"** - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If **`npm`** were to ever have been considered an acronym, it would be as "node pm" or, potentially "new pm".
+Contrary to popular belief, **`npm`** **is not** an acronym for "Node Package Manager." It is a recursive backronymic abbreviation for **"npm is not an acronym"** (if the project were named "ninaa," then it would be an acronym). The precursor to **`npm`** was actually a bash utility named **"pm"**, which was the shortform name of **"pkgmakeinst"** - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If **`npm`** were ever considered an acronym, it would be as "node pm" or, potentially, "new pm".

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`53`		-Contrary to popular belief, `npm` is not in fact an acronym for "Node Package Manager"; It is a recursive bacronymic abbreviation for "npm is not an acronym" (if the project was named "ninaa", then it would be an acronym). The precursor to `npm` was actually a bash utility named "pm", which was the shortform name of "pkgmakeinst" - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If `npm` were to ever have been considered an acronym, it would be as "node pm" or, potentially "new pm".
	`53`	+Contrary to popular belief, `npm` is not an acronym for "Node Package Manager." It is a recursive backronymic abbreviation for "npm is not an acronym" (if the project were named "ninaa," then it would be an acronym). The precursor to `npm` was actually a bash utility named "pm", which was the shortform name of "pkgmakeinst" - a bash function that installed various things on various platforms. If `npm` were ever considered an acronym, it would be as "node pm" or, potentially, "new pm".