The post I was referencing was:
acronym, n.
1. A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter or part being pronounced separately; an initialism (such as ATM, TLS).
I misread that as saying an initialism came under the heading of an acronym.
See, first I agreed with you (why I said good catch), because you said what I had been taught about the differences between initialismand acronym. Then someone else disagreed with you and posted the OED entry above, and then I said 'so ...' and suggested that initialisms were a subcategory. Then you said I was wrong, so I agreed with you again by saying I must have read the posted OED entry wrong. Now you're saying that I was right to say I'd misread the OED, but are quoting somet other part of the full entry (I assume) than what was provided. Very confusing, lol 😆
I'll go back to my original agreement with you and say you were right to delineate the technical differences.
Where's David Crystal when you need him, lol ?
acronym, n.
1. A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter or part being pronounced separately; an initialism (such as ATM, TLS).
I misread that as saying an initialism came under the heading of an acronym.
See, first I agreed with you (why I said good catch), because you said what I had been taught about the differences between initialismand acronym. Then someone else disagreed with you and posted the OED entry above, and then I said 'so ...' and suggested that initialisms were a subcategory. Then you said I was wrong, so I agreed with you again by saying I must have read the posted OED entry wrong. Now you're saying that I was right to say I'd misread the OED, but are quoting somet other part of the full entry (I assume) than what was provided. Very confusing, lol 😆
I'll go back to my original agreement with you and say you were right to delineate the technical differences.
Where's David Crystal when you need him, lol ?
