Comments on: What Is the Difference Between an Acronym and an Initialism? https://knowadays.com/blog/proofreading-tips-what-is-the-difference-between-an-acronym-and-an-initialism/ Teaching Proofreading and Editing Skills for the Digital Age Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:50:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Knowadays https://knowadays.com/blog/proofreading-tips-what-is-the-difference-between-an-acronym-and-an-initialism/#comment-67932 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:41:34 +0000 https://knowadays-preprod.aazzxx.com/?p=22622#comment-67932 In reply to Vladimir.

Hi Vladimir. PIN number is a great example of how capitalization can be a matter of stylistic preference! Although ‘number’ is redundant, it is in common usage. Many news sites, for example, still include it in their style guides. We’ve updated that section of the blog to make it a little clearer.

]]> By: Vladimir https://knowadays.com/blog/proofreading-tips-what-is-the-difference-between-an-acronym-and-an-initialism/#comment-67717 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:02:16 +0000 https://knowadays-preprod.aazzxx.com/?p=22622#comment-67717 Please, for the love of everything you hold dear, tell me that you chose the RAS Syndrome example of ‘PIN number’ on purpose, just to mess with people!

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