When creating an initialism of a country's full name, should the "o" in "of" be capitalized once initialized? For example, should Republic of Ireland be "ROI" or "RoI"?
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USSR - Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. (I think here 'o' was in lower case. Same could be in these examples too. – Ram Pillai Mar 29 '20 at 05:53
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2Does this answer your question? Correct capitalization for "of" in an acronym definition – Michael Harvey Mar 29 '20 at 08:03
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Will - it's a matter of style. There is no single rule. Consult an appropriate style guide. This duplicate question shows the Chicago Manual of Style approach. – Michael Harvey Mar 29 '20 at 08:04
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We don't see any 'O' in 'USSR', Ram Pillai, either upper or lower case. – Michael Harvey Mar 29 '20 at 08:06