If you need help remembering the difference between acronyms and initialisms...
An acronym makes a name (acroname)
An initialism is initials in a list (initialist)
NASA: acronym
FBI: initialism
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@Alice Wait, don't we all call it FeeBye??
@Alice This is entirely new info to me. Sorry, I plan to continue using 'acronym' for both. I already have bad hair; I shouldn't split them further.
@Alice "UFO" was originally intended to be an acronym.
@Alice Do airports next
@Alice you mean kashy's Foolish Bumbling Idiots?
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Finally, an end to my sleepless nights!
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My sibling works for Provincial Animal Welfare Services, or PAWS 😂
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Because "nym" is ancient dead language for "name"?
Like "necronym".
How does the word "abbreviation" fit in?
@bsod This one is my favorite!
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So… If we would pronounce it Enn-Ah-Ess-Ah it would be an initialism, not an acronym?