Hexus, your competitions are a little ray of hope in the morning.

Cool your Masters at Hexus :)

Is it a little pedantic to point out that ‘PSU’ is an initialism, not an acronym? :vacant:

Thanks for the competitions Hexus!

Thanks for the nice giveaways, Hexus.

Won't mind winning that PSU, but don't need the case and cooler, so not entering.

MrJim
Is it a little pedantic to point out that ‘PSU’ is an initialism, not an acronym? :vacant:

Not at all, many thanks - all these years I've been calling them pssssyous. Silly old me. :)

MrJim
Is it a little pedantic to point out that ‘PSU’ is an initialism, not an acronym? :vacant:

Thanks for the competitions Hexus!

Isn't an initialism a type of acronym?

Entered, thanks. :hexlub:

Galant
Isn't an initialism a type of acronym?

Acronyms you pronounce like words, initialisms you just pronounce the individual letters. Like NASA vs PSU. But yeah the acronym NASA I guess is just an initialism if you called it ‘N’ ‘A’ ‘S’ ‘A’.

Anyway, I don't really mind, especially when someone if offering free things :)

adidan
Acronyms you pronounce like words, initialisms you just pronounce the individual letters. Like NASA vs PSU. But yeah the acronym NASA I guess is just an initialism if you called it ‘N’ ‘A’ ‘S’ ‘A’.

Anyway, I don't really mind, especially when someone if offering free things :)

Understood, I just was wondering if initialisms come under the umbrella of acronyms.

Decided to Google it and of course, the umbrella terms I want here is abbreviations. Initialisms are a sub-division of abbreviations not of acronyms.

There's my new thing learned for the day!

Love the Epic Giveaways

I found the question difficult - is an ‘initialism’ the same as ‘initials’ or ‘acronym’?

If that’s the case, it might be better to use the correct word rather than a made up one! :)

That bundle would come in handy, my seidon 240l is making noises and I also need a wider pc case :D

peterb
I found the question difficult - is an ‘initialism’ the same as ‘initials’ or ‘acronym’?

If that’s the case, it might be better to use the correct word rather than a made up one! :)

If the first letter of each word makes up another word, e.g. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), it's an acronym. If it doesn't make a pronounceable word, like PSU, it's an initialism :)

WOW you just keep giving :)

Very nice, many thanks once again.

I like the look of that Power Saver Unit

Probably, but it's Christmas so we all accept you as you are

entered

Thanks Hexus. Awesome prize