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08-15-11, 08:08 PM
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acronym vs. initialism
I was informed this weekend about the differences between acronyms and initialism.
Acronyms are abbreviations such as: MADD. (Mothers against drunk drivers) that can actually be pronounced as a word. Initialisms are abbreviation s of words that do not make words that can be pronounced. RBI: runs batted in Sounded good to me. .. 
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08-15-11, 08:37 PM
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Re: acronym vs. initialism
and...?
i guess AA is a initialism since nobody would say they attend (AA) aahh meetings.
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