I stand corrected. Must be time to by a new copy of the OED - 'Initialism' isn't in my carbon-sink copy!
These definitions do seem much clearer than M-W was, but then I have never been impressed with them. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Dan Dorman Sent: Fri 5/11/2007 4:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WSG] Acronym tag usage On 5/11/07, Nick Fitzsimons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The OED seems pretty clear on the issue: > > abbreviation, noun: > a shortened form of a word or phrase > <http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/abbreviation> > > acronym, noun: > a word formed from the initial letters of other words (e.g. > laser, Aids) > <http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/acronym> > > initialism, noun: > an abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced > separately (e.g. BBC) > <http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/initialism> Fantastic! This is exactly the sort of reference I was looking for--but I was unable to find a version of the OED through which I could search. If the OED says it, I'll buy it. Thanks, Nick! Dan Dorman ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
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