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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

OALD : article and pronunciation

OALD is the abbreviation for Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

1. What is the pronunciation? ou ei el di, or ouald (akin to 'old')?

2. article 'the' needed or not?

(The) OALD has eight editions.
  

Top answer

You may be confusing an abbreviation with an acronym. An abbreviation is just a series of letters, each pronounced separately. , radar, laser).

— JohnParis

  • You may be confusing an abbreviation with an acronym.
  • An abbreviation is just a series of letters, each pronounced separately.
  • , radar, laser).
  • I would use the article.
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You may be confusing an abbreviation with an acronym. An abbreviation is just a series of letters, each pronounced separately. An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of other words (e.g., radar, laser).
I would use the article.
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I know both. NASA is also an acronym. It does not need 'the'.

Is OALD acronymic or abbreviatious?
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Is OALD an acronym or an abbreviation?

My opinion is that it is an abbreviation. I have never heard anyone try to pronounce it.
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