[G4] Correct English Flame War

[Eric Wood]

Am 23.02.2009 um 13:20 schrieb Richard Klein:

> If we're going to get all pedantic about semantics, I'll point out
> that terms such as CS4 or RPM aren't really acronyms, but rather
> initialisms or abbreviations (although I think the de facto definition
> of acronym is expanding to include initialisms).  Traditionally, an
> acronym is an abbreviation that becomes a word of it's own, one that
> you can pronounce.  Examples would be SONAR or SCOTUS.
>
> --  
> Rich

Thank you, Rich! I did not know the difference, and it bugs me that  
in all the years of college I've had, this has not come up once,  
never mind stupid public schools.

Eric W.