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  Re: Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) "radar" wasn't a word until the technology was invented. So does that mean it isn't an acronym? This is what Dictionary.com has to say about it: ----- ac·ro·nym (kr-nm) n. A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) Not a "real" word, but a word nonetheless, as opposed to a string of distinct letters. AFOL, if pronounced as a word ("I'm an AFOL") rather than spelled out ("I'm an A-F-O-L"), is an acronym by that definition. The convention was to say "WAC" (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) ACRONYM: A contrived reduction of nomenclature yielding mnemonics.... (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) As opposed to a certain really ominous subject that's inevitably christened "acrostic." Dave! (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) ACRONYM: Abbreviation by CROpping Names that Yield Meaning (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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