BBC is an abbreviation, not an acronym.
On 28/2/06 16:55, "Tom Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, shouldn't they be known as the Bbc then? > > > On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:27:46 -0800, Ray Mullins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've noticed that the initial-upper-rest-lower style for acronyms appears > to >> have originated in the UK. The BBC refers to Nato, Nasa, and Cobol >> (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4021093.stm as an example). > > -- > Tom Schmidt > Madison, WI > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
