Acronyms

Originally Posted by Aardork

…what is an acronym, and how does it differ from an initialism, in your opinion?

I think he tried to explain it...however, an acronym tends to make up a new "pronouncable" word (NASA, radar, laser, WAC--to name a few).

And since LOL has become "lawl," it has graduated to a higher plane of existance.

As for Mortal Kombat and Mario Kart both using MK....Those are their initials. And you are just pronouncing those letters, so I wouldn't call them acronyms at all. However, calling one "MORK" and the other "MARK" would be using acronyms.

Jam it back in, in the dark.