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Not sure if it is aberrant for the NYT, but many British publications' style guides (The Economist, for one) dictate using this form for acronyms which are pron
by pbh101 10y ago
Not sure if it is aberrant for the NYT, but many British publications' style guides (The Economist, for one) dictate using this form for acronyms which are pronounced as words, as opposed to initialisms. So 'FBI' vs. 'Nafta'.