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But isn't RSPCA an acronym?
B is for bye bye
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Originally posted by doodinthemood
No it isn't.
Acronyms are things that make a new word:
SCUBA, FIFA, RADAR, PETA
What was suggested was an initialism, this is just a jumble of letters:
CIA, WWF, CNN, FA
Acronyms must be pronouncable.
ROYGBIV is pronounc
eable. And an acronym does not need to bee so easily pronounced. CNN is an acronym as are EPL, CSA, UL, and NAMbLA.
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incorrect, RSPCA and CNN are not acronyms (if you're going to say that you say those things 'ruspucka' and 'cunun' then I think that's rather silly).
RSPCA and CNN are initialisms and nothing more. Acronyms make up a new word that is pronouncable.
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Originally posted by doodinthemood
No it isn't.
Acronyms are things that make a new word:
SCUBA, FIFA, RADAR, PETA
What was suggested was an initialism, this is just a jumble of letters:
CIA, WWF, CNN, FA
Acronyms must be pronouncable.
R.O.Y.G.V.I.B might not be pronouncable. But its reverse is. Thats the way we learnt it in school - VIBGYOR!!
http://xkcd.com/386/
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I do think it's picking hairs, but apparently it holds up...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym#Nomenclature
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