Craig Bailey:
> Quoting David Dorward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> > Isn't it just an abbreviation rather then an acronym? If not, how do you
> > pronounce it? Mesa?


> Good question. We pronounce it "M-S-A." Should I be using the
> abbreviation tag?

Traditionally an acronym is an abbreviation that is also a word (and thus
pronounceable). The terms have become blurred together somewhat over the
past few years ... and even the W3C specs have a couple of instances where
they use an abbreviation as an example of acronym tag usage.

-- 
David Dorward
http://dorward.me.uk/
http://blog.dorward.me.uk/



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