July 11, 2014 …For those of you who care about such things, there is a difference between an acronym and an initialism. The former refers to an abbreviation consisting of letters that are pronounced as a single word (such as NASA), and the latter refers to an abbreviation consisting of letters that are pronounced separately (such as CIA). All Excerpts From Shea, Ammon. “Bad English.” Penguin Group, USA, 2014-06-03. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright.
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