I'm going to start a new internet Acronym -sp?
12-16-2003, 05:51 PM
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ac·ro·nym A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
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Initialism
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An initialism is an abbreviation formed by using the first letters, or initials, of a series of words, for example "BBC", or "IBM". The term initialism is often used by those who make a sharp distinction between an initialism and an acronym; they reserve the term acronym for cases when the letters form a pronounceable word, like "NATO" or "AIDS", and use the term initialism when they do not. (Thus, by this definition, BBC ("Bee Bee See") is an initialism, while NATO ("Naytow") is an acronym.) Others do not make this distinction, and use the terms interchangeably (though the term acronym is used much more frequently in this case).
In some cases, an initialism has been turned into a name because the meaning of the initials has been superseded. The YMCA is now just a name and is no longer officially short for Young Men's Christian Association. Likewise the letters making of the name of the SAT college entrance test, that is, "the College Boards", no longer officially stand for anything.
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There is debate over whether the word acronym can be applied to any set of initials. Some people insist an acronym is only a set of initials which is pronounceable as a word. Some dictionary definitions can be interpreted to support this view. Under this view, sets of initials like "BBC" and "IBM" are initialisms and not acronyms. On the other hand, under the restrictive definition of 'acronym' there is no English word to describe all strings of initials that are used in place of the full words. For many people, the word acronym is used for all such sets of initials regardless of whether they are pronounced as a word or as the names of the letters in sequence.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
An initialism is an abbreviation formed by using the first letters, or initials, of a series of words, for example "BBC", or "IBM". The term initialism is often used by those who make a sharp distinction between an initialism and an acronym; they reserve the term acronym for cases when the letters form a pronounceable word, like "NATO" or "AIDS", and use the term initialism when they do not. (Thus, by this definition, BBC ("Bee Bee See") is an initialism, while NATO ("Naytow") is an acronym.) Others do not make this distinction, and use the terms interchangeably (though the term acronym is used much more frequently in this case).
In some cases, an initialism has been turned into a name because the meaning of the initials has been superseded. The YMCA is now just a name and is no longer officially short for Young Men's Christian Association. Likewise the letters making of the name of the SAT college entrance test, that is, "the College Boards", no longer officially stand for anything.
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There is debate over whether the word acronym can be applied to any set of initials. Some people insist an acronym is only a set of initials which is pronounceable as a word. Some dictionary definitions can be interpreted to support this view. Under this view, sets of initials like "BBC" and "IBM" are initialisms and not acronyms. On the other hand, under the restrictive definition of 'acronym' there is no English word to describe all strings of initials that are used in place of the full words. For many people, the word acronym is used for all such sets of initials regardless of whether they are pronounced as a word or as the names of the letters in sequence.
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12-16-2003, 06:00 PM
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I was making a sharp distinction 
I'm old school because I'm old and think I got it wrong on a test way back when and it stuck in my mind...
I'm old school because I'm old and think I got it wrong on a test way back when and it stuck in my mind...
12-16-2003, 06:38 PM
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Peaty, you got screwed by someone's subjective interpretation. That's the story of my life, someone else's opinion doesn't coincide with mine. Your wikipedia (by the way, does it have a definition of wiki wiki? ) tells me that it can go either way, depending on who's interpreting.
Sort've like, what's the definition of abortion if you go to Hampton College vs if you go to the Seminary?
My definition above is from dictionary.com.
) tells me that it can go either way, depending on who's interpreting.Sort've like, what's the definition of abortion if you go to Hampton College vs if you go to the Seminary?
My definition above is from dictionary.com.
12-16-2003, 06:54 PM
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I can pronounce anything if given the time to mull it over in my mush-head. You should hear me say WTLW out loud. It's funny. That would make that an acronym, eh? 
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12-16-2003, 10:27 PM
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Originally posted by Nolimit
BIDGYP.
BIDGYP.
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12-17-2003, 03:05 AM
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IGYP.
IGYP.
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12-17-2003, 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by Nolimit
LOL!
But I Don't Get You, Pat.
LOL!
But I Don't Get You, Pat.
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