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From: rose@odin.ucsd.edu (Dan Rose)
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Subject: Re^2: acronyms
Keywords: acronyms
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Date: 7 Aug 89 21:36:28 GMT
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In article <1001@accuvax.nwu.edu> phil@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Bill LeFebvre) writes:
>Here are some more that might be of general interest:
>AOA	- Abort Once Around
>. . .
>
>These aren't so much acronyms as they are abbreviations:
>CDR	- CommanDeR
>PLT	- PiLoT

Actually, none of the ones mentioned are acronyms.  Acronyms are
*words* formed by initials, like NASA or scuba.  If you say the
letters, it's not an acronym.  e.g., the vehicle/vertical assembly
building is the "vee-ay-bee," not the "vab."

						Dan Rose
						CSE Dept.
						U. C. San Diego