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curious. what if the word was created after the initialism? e.g., laser or scuba? On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Michael Kenward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It is nice to see that the document that Alice Bell referred to from the > British Science Association differentiates between acronyms and > “initialisms”. > > > > This sets apart from one organisation which proudly sent out a document of > “acronyms”, many of which were initialisms. > > > > An acronym is a set of initials that make up a word. So PEST and STEAM are > acronyms. STEMPRA is not. Nor is NASA, or even BSA. > > > > MK > > > > > > > > > > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jo Brodie > Sent: 2011-December-02 17:36 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Acronym alert > > > > Alice Bell wrote a nice piece on the number of acronyms used within the > various science communication / public engagement fields. 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