bugV.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms - Bugs: bug #48297, Definition of "acronym"

 
 

bug #48297: Definition of "acronym"

Submitter:  None
Submitted:  Thu 23 Jun 2016 12:06:05 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  None Severity:  3 - Normal
Item Group:  None Status:  Wont Fix
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  ohei2
Open/Closed:  Closed
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Tue 05 Jul 2016 07:48:42 AM UTC, comment #2: 

Please carefully read the definition again.

Nobody wants you to pronounce "HSXGA" other than spelling it out as five letters. There are no vowels. Why would you want to pronounce it as a word?

"Please note that acronyms are always pronounced as the
spelling indicates." refers to cases like the well-known example HiFi, the pronounciation of which differs from the base term High Fidelity.


Oliver Heidelbach <ohei2>
Group administrator
Thu 23 Jun 2016 02:01:18 AM UTC, comment #1: 

Sorry for submitting this bug report anonymously; I was
having trouble with my account.

Keith Thompson <kst>
Thu 23 Jun 2016 12:06:05 AM UTC, original submission:  

vera.texi says:

"Please note that acronyms are always pronounced as the
spelling indicates."

The word "acronym" is commonly used in two different ways: as
it's used here, and as a more general term for any abbreviation
formed from a string of initial letters.  A more accurate word
is "initialism".

In any case, Vera definitely contains abbreviations that are not
pronounced as words.  (If you're able to pronounce "HSXGA"
without hurting yourself, I'd love to hear it.)

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