There's a serious problem in the definition of an acronym if part of that
definition says that it must be pronouncable.
Here's one -- Learn your TLAs and you will be RIC.
TLA = Three Letter Acronym (self referential acronyms rule) RIC = Rolling In Clover
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University of WashingtonOn Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Pennie Nickles wrote:
Instruction Manual for Braille Transcribing 13.3 Initialisms and Acronyms
An acronym is an abbreviation that uses the first letter or letters of each of the successive parts of a compound term and is /pronounced as a word/. Contractions are used in acronyms if all the letters of the contraction fall within a syllable of the acronym--and for clarity, it is suggested that all of the letters that comprise the contraction should come from the same word. If the meaning of an acronym cannot be determined, do not use contractions.
Examples: M-ED- ICO Medical Insurance Company FOR-TRAN formula translation C- IN- C Commander in Chief
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