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Sat, 29 May 2010 07:00:00 GM
Initialisms. vs. Acronyms Is this correct? . Initialisms. and acronyms are, in fact, different. An acronym is a pronounceable word. Acronyms: nato opec hi, Is this correct? . Initialisms. and acronyms Thank.
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hu, 10 Jun 2010 14:00:00 GM
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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:19:00 GM
Learn the difference between an abbreviations, acronyms, and . initialisms. and find out when something should be an abbreviation, acronym, or . initialism. .
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hu, 11 Jun 2009 15:19:53 GM
As readers rightly pointed out, many were abbreviations or . initialisms. hence the title for this post. I followed that up with a Top 10 NSFW Twitter Abbreviations. This list combines the two and includes some key additions, like HT, ...
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ue, 06 Jul 2010 11:35:00 GM
A type of acronymy called an . initialism. (sometimes called alphabetism) was used in Rome before the Christian era (BCE, so to speak or - as we used to say before British Columbia gained exclusive use of it, BC). The official name for the ...
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Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:11:27 GM
Yes . initialisms. is a real word and not all abbreviated terms are acronyms! Taking the first letter (or syllable) of a set of words and combining them is generally an . initialism. . For example EETC = Estimated Effort To Complete and it ...
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:52 GM
Initialism. : #ripbig #lol #rofl #omg #bbq #lmao #aids #hiv #dare #nra #nambla #dna #iou #k9 #fbi #atm #pin #dvd #cd #wwf #wwe #nwa #gasp.
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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:13:23 GM
PSP Definition from Wiktionary,PSP Go, the self-determining lexicon Jump to: navigation,PSP Go, sesaucy Contents 1 English 1.1 . Initialism. 1.2 Anagrams 2 Slovak 2.1 Acronym [edit] English [edit] . Initialism. . PSP ...
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Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:29:47 GM
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hu, 01 Jul 2010 21:34:20 GM
But an . initialism. is something you say the LETTERS of, NOT as a word. For instance: WTF. You don't say the word Wtf, as that is not a word. Or TGIF. You do not say Tgif. Once again: not a word). B) Post Grammatic, and their sneaky ways, ...
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Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:04:26 GM
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Josh Fruhlinger
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:30:16 GM
Now, you won't find the . initialism. IDE anywhere in the article (although the Times would probably render it "I.D.E.", since they do write "U.S.B."). That's because the IDE in question is Google App Inventor for Android, ...
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hu, 13 May 2010 04:58:47 GM
its/it's confusion (this one is so hopelessly irregular that I'm usually cool with it); to/too confusion (this one is too easily a typing error); pluralizing an . initialism. with an apostrophe, such as DVD's (this is yucky, ...
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ue, 30 Jun 2009 13:19:36 GM
unlike a standard acronym, an . initialism. is spelled out when spoken. usa is an . initialism. while nasa and scuba are not. plenty of times, i have come across an acronym and had no idea how to pronounce it. knowing whether or not it is an ...
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hu, 25 Jun 2009 02:34:00 GM
[another thing (which has no bearing on the capitalization question, really hence the brackets) is that iou, regardless of how you capitalize it, isn't a proper . initialism. because the u stands for you, which starts with a y. (you could ...
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Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:56:07 GM
the decoration at the front on trinity minnehaha lutheran church (in minneapolis) contained an . initialism. which we couldn't interpret--- not the usual inri. the closest i can come from memory is spqr, which i'm pretty sure isn't correct ...
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Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:48:00 GM
in general usage, the term acronym is commonly used to describe all abbreviations made from initial letters, regardless of pronunciation. . initialism. originally referred to abbreviations formed from initials, without reference to ...
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Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:14:50 GM
i realize that the star tribune (ye olde local press of our fair city) is possibly one of the worst newspapers in the county for assaulting you with clever, punny headlines- but isn't there some sort of etiquette of restraint when it ...
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Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:02:35 GM
With all the Acronyms of all the groups (BFA=Brian Free& Assurance, GC=Gold City, MMT+Mark Tramme...
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Spqr spqr is an initialism from a Latin phrase Senatus Populusque Romanus The Senate and the Roman People referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic and was used as an
What is the difference (if any) between Initialism and Acronym?
Q. What is the difference (if any) between Initialism and Acronym?
Asked by snail - Fri Dec 16 19:41:36 2005 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. Of the two words, acronym is the much more frequently used and known, and many speakers and writers refer to all abbreviations formed from initial letters as acronyms. However, some differentiate between acronyms and initialisms: an acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the initial letter or letters of the constituent words, such as NATO (nay-toe), and an initialism is an abbreviation pronounced as the names of the individual letters, and is formed only from the initial letter of constituent words, such as TLA (tee [cont.]
Answered by Technology Expert - Fri Dec 16 23:30:37 2005
Q. What is the difference (if any) between Initialism and Acronym?
Asked by snail - Fri Dec 16 19:41:36 2005 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. Of the two words, acronym is the much more frequently used and known, and many speakers and writers refer to all abbreviations formed from initial letters as acronyms. However, some differentiate between acronyms and initialisms: an acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the initial letter or letters of the constituent words, such as NATO (nay-toe), and an initialism is an abbreviation pronounced as the names of the individual letters, and is formed only from the initial letter of constituent words, such as TLA (tee [cont.]
Answered by Technology Expert - Fri Dec 16 23:30:37 2005
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