*acronym* A word formed by the combining of initial letters of a series of words or syllables and letters of a series of words or a compound term. Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary, International Edition.
In my opinion, the two-character "symbol" *SI* may be correctly called an "acronym" or an "abbreviation."
Do you, Joe, pronounce SI as "sigh" or as "ess eye?"
I say "ess eye"; and think of it as a two-syllable acronym.
Gene.
I say "ess eye" and I agree with Gene.
-- Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071
