They do not make up a word, they are said separately, and as such are an initialism. As correspondents to another journal say in such circumstances: I should get out more but…
Neville Smith
London W14
MADAM – The pedants revolt! In ATG No 2463, writing about the Ministry Of Defence’s wristwatches, Roland Arkell states that the letters WWW on the back of their cases form an acronym; they do not.
They do not make up a word, they are said separately, and as such are an initialism. As correspondents to another journal say in such circumstances: I should get out more but…
Neville Smith
London W14