Live and learn. I did some checking and actually ATM is a special
class of abbreviation called an "initialism" as an acronym is a
special class of abbreviation.
http://lyberty.com/encyc/articles/abbr.html
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Mar 23, 2007, at 1:53 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>
> "Radar" is an acronym because it forms a (pronounceable) word. ATM
> is an
> abbreviation.
> And I hate PIN numbers...
> Jez :-)
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