So is SAIS an acronym or an initialism?  As an acronym, it would take "a."  A good reason for maintaining the distinction between these two types of word formation.

Herb

Herbert F. W. Stahlke, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of English
Ball State University
Muncie, IN  47306
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Paulson's Next Stop: Johns Hopkins

"We are honored to have him coming", said Felisa Neuringer Klubes, a SAIS spokeswoman.

David Cho, The Washington Post, Saturday January 17, 2009


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