[bl] Acronym vs

[Jeff Goebel]

That is what I have always thought, but DICTIONARY.COM seems to agree that
acronyms are words.

At 24/06/2002, you wrote:
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>I don't think pronounceability defines an acronym.
>An acronym is a word (spelled out or pronounced) constructed from
>representative letters from (usually) two or more words. It's a convenient
>form of abbreviation. 'Abbrev.' is an abbreviation not an acronym.
>
>Just because we don't pronounce FBI or TLA as words doesn't mean we
>couldn't. (F'bi sounds African and T'La sounds Vulcan.). After all people
>*do* pronounce SCSI (scuzzy) and SPEBSQSA (suhpebsquisa).
>
>As an occasional abecedarian, I think FOTWHAAR (Fred's off-track with his
>Acronym/Abbreviation Ramblings).
>
>Peter
>
>
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