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Re: Meaningful acronymsPosted by Angela (angela@apronyms.com) on 09 May 2004 10:27:17 UTC |
| We are aware of the distinction between acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. Not all acronyms are apronyms, however... apronyms are not only pronounceable, but mean something relevant to what the letters stand for. That is why we came up with a more specific word. I applaud your crusade to keep the English language from being corrupted. While I don't claim that my own English is perfect, I am often annoyed by misuse of the language myself. My Chambers dictionary defines apropos as: adv. to the purpose; appropriately; in reference to (with of); by the way, incidentally. adj. to the purpose, pertinent. This fits the meaning you gave and also our 'incorrect' interpretation... 'appropriately' and 'pertinent' fit what we are trying to convey. If that is not good enough for you, just imagine the 'apro' is from appropriate. I would look it up in my other dictionaries but I don't have them handy. |
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