Originally Posted by Dave Noble
An acronym has to be pronouncable as a word (though doesnt actually have to be a real word). Scuba, Qantas and NATO, for example, are usually pronounced as words , whilst ATM is only pronounced as individual letters
Dave
Furthermore, am I right in thinking that acronyms don't have to be made up from the first letter of each word? Eg MIQUEST -
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Such derivation of acronyms may account for some folk thinking QUANTAS is legitimate
