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The phrase "initial of" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used when referring to the first letter or letters of a person's name or a word. Example: The "J" in "John" is the initial of his first name.
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What Mr. Catsimatidis really has going for him is the initial of his last name.
The article also misstated the middle initial of New York City's police commissioner.
(The Times is using only the first name and last initial of the workers).
The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11," misstated the initial of the author.
Jones lives at 115 Park Avenue, "V" is the initial of his partner's first name.
It is never correct to print the first initial of the genus name in taxonomic binomials in lower case.
The article also misstated the middle initial of the New York mayor under whom hundreds of decrepit bungalows were destroyed.
It's a classical ideal, but, coincidentally, one that bears the initial of the Versace house.
The report also misstated the middle initial of the groom's mother.
(Professionally, she used the initial of her maiden name as a middle initial).
The article also misstated the middle initial of the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com