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Subject:Re: Not an acronymn.... From:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:mattgras -at- comcast -dot- net Date:Thu, 20 May 2010 13:16:44 -0400
It's indeed an abbreviation but more importantly it's a homophone.
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:34 AM, <mattgras -at- comcast -dot- net> wrote:
> Anyone know what to call constructions like "K9" (as in "K9 Unit," referring to a canine unit of a police department)?
> It's not an acronym, abbreviation or initialism....
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