On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 06:41:56 -0700, Richard Crowley wrote:

> "Jon Harris" wrote ...
>> You may be correct, but common usage seems to be to use
>> acronym for either one. In fact, I've never heard of the word
>> initialism (and neither has the MS spell-checker).
>
> I prefer Merriam-Webster as an arbiter of language
> over the MS spell-checker. www.m-w.com Handy.

No good. It can't spell colour.

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