Richard Crowley wrote:
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> "Jerry Avins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
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>> Stuart Welwood wrote:
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>> ...
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>>> An initialism is an acronym! ...
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>> but not every acronym is an initialism. Consider "multiply and
>> accumulate" --> MAC
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> But your example *IS* both an acronym and an initialism
> by the definition Mr. Welwood quoted. Other more complete
> discussions make the distinction of pronouncability.

Multiply And aCcumulate? Multiply and ACcumulate? Neither uses all initials.

Jerry
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