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Subject:	What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Wed, 15 Mar 2000 13:54:06 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Tom McDonald writes: > [...] BayLTC or bayLTC is to be thought of as Bay Area Lego Train Club, > but that's technically not a true acronym. But BayLUG itself is not 100% > acronym either, [...] Just a friendly nit to pick... :) Acronyms don't actually have to be words which come from only single letters (such as scuba = _s_elf _c_ontained _u_nderwater _b_reating _a_pparatus), but can actually pull multiple letters from words. An acronym is "a word formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term."[1] Thus, both BayLTC and BayLUG actually -are- true acronyms -- as are WAMALUG (_Wa_shington _M_etro _A_rea _L_EGO _U_sers _Group), LUGNET (_L_EGO _U_sers _G_roup _Net_work), LEGO (_Le_g _Go_dt), Nabisco (_N_orth _A_merican _Bis_cuit _Co_mpany), Necco (_N_ew _E_ngland _C_onfectionary _Co_mpany), and MAVICA (_Ma_gnetic _Vi_deo _Ca_mera). --Todd [1] Merriam-Webster®

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		Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
(...) Don't forget Pokemon (PO_c_KE_t MON_ster) :) <ducks> seriously, though... lots of things that we encounter every day are acronyms, even if their original meaning has been forgotten by most people... two examples I can think of off the top of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

		Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
(...) I used to think Merriam Webster was "one smart woman". Now, I know that she employs others to do most of her thinking for her ;-) Wellllllll, okay. As long as it's a friendly nit pick :) I defer to superior wisdom and sit corrected. Of course (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

		Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) letters (...) but (...) This calls for something I like so much, I keep it in my wallet: ACRONYM: A Contrived Reduction Of Nomenclature Yielding Mnemonics Frank (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

		Re: What makes an acronym (was: Re: quick question)
"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FrGuM6.6nH@lugnet.com... (...) letters (...) but (...) Well, as a card-carrying member of the organization that is the undisputed king of acronyms, just thought I would throw in my 200 Won (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		Re: quick question
(...) Yes. Sort of. Mostly. Read on. (...) generically (...) kinda (...) BayLTC or bayLTC is to be thought of as Bay Area Lego Train Club, but that's technically not a true acronym. But BayLUG itself is not 100% acronym either, but it wasn't quite (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)

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