[thechat] Not acronyms, not abbreviations, but. . . ?
Sean
ethanol at mathlab.sunysb.edu
Fri May 16 19:52:25 CDT 2003
]My friend and department alphageek just stopped by
]and asked this: "Is there a word for acronyms that
]aren't pronouncable?"
]
Acronym-like groups of letters that are not pronounced as words, but rather
spelled out, are abbreviations.
See: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=abbreviation
2. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent
the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States
Marine Corps.
HTH =)
Sean G.
"I'd like to bury my face in two dozen 'Krispy Kreme' glazed donuts & just
lie there & think about Hello Kitty!" --Zippy
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