Comment FORTRAN not a good example. (Score 1) 890
The name FORTRAN doesn't consist of initials, but two syllables from other words. As such there's really no question of whether you should verbally spell out its name.
"Would I turn on the gas if my pal Mugsy were in there?" "You might, rabbit, you might!" -- Looney Tunes, Bugs and Thugs (1954, Friz Freleng)
