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Dave Dixon <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 May 2005 10:53:57 -0500
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 Let's see if I've got this straight....
FBI is an abbreviation.
FUBAR (when pronounced as a word)is an acronym.
Regards,
Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Burke
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:37 AM
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Subject: Re: Is it Friday yet?

Must be that Mediterranean dictionary Brian,

Mine gives this:

ac*ro*nym:

A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for
Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series
of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging. 

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