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Hi,

> >>> 1. 	a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words 
> >>> in a set phrase or series of words, as /Wac/ from /Women's Army Corps,/ 
> >>> /OPEC/ from /Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries,/ or /loran/ 
> >>> from /long-range navigation./
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> So, how precisely can JFDI and LW2A be said to not be acronyms?
> >>>     
> >> Because they are not words?
> >>   
> > "Just f##king do it" .. "Let's wait to agree"... where are the non-words?
> 

Tony Wrote :-

> No JFDI and LW2A are not words. In the definition above WAC, OPEC and
> LORAN are all pronounceable words in their own right. JFDI and LW2A are
> not pronounceable and one has a digit in it, so surely they cannot be words!

It depends on how a 'word' is defined.  From www.askoxford.com :-

word
  • noun 1 a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing,
  used to form sentences with others. 

Now using that definition JFDI and LW2A could or could not be considered
words :-)

LW2A :-)

> > It is unimportant, obviously, but I'm just interested in why people 
> > think those aren't acronyms as I would argue they are great examples of 
> > the genre...
> 
> You're quite right, it's not that important. To be honest, I'd call them
> acronyms too, but in the strictest definition of an acronym, maybe they
> aren't quite.

TTFN


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