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Subject:	Re: Acronyms (Was Re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
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Date:	Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:04:36 GMT
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Mark Sandlin wrote: > ac·ro·nym (kr-nm) > n. > > A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's > Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, > such as radar for radio detecting and ranging. ACRONYM: A contrived reduction of nomenclature yielding mnemonics.... -- Frank Filz ----------------------------- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please) Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com

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		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! (23 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 (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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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 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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