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Thread #158436   Message #3747212
Posted By: Steve Shaw
28-Oct-15 - 06:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: transpond acronyms
Subject: RE: BS: transpond acronyms
Pedant's corner: not one single example in the OP is an acronym. There are acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms. Whilst there may be some scope for overlap, an acronym must be a construction that may be pronounced as a word. Aids, NATO, laser, radar, ATOS are acronyms. The distinction is worth preserving.