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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the initial of" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to the first letter or letters of a word or name. It can be used in several ways, such as: - To indicate someone's name or initials, as in "I received a letter from J.D., whose initials stand for John Doe." - To describe the beginning of a word or phrase, as in "The password must contain at least one uppercase initial." - To discuss the first letter of a title or organization, as in "What does the 'W' in WTO stand for?" An example sentence using "the initial of" could be: "The logo is a stylized version of the initial of the company's name."
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What Mr. Catsimatidis really has going for him is the initial of his last name.
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's a classical ideal, but, coincidentally, one that bears the initial of the Versace house.
(Professionally, she used the initial of her maiden name as a middle initial).
(The salon gets its name, Ene, from the Spanish pronunciation of the letter n (EN-eh), the initial of the owner's first name).
The 1938 document being auctioned was consigned to Sotheby's by an A.A. member, Joseph B. (He asked that only the initial of his last name be used).
A news analysis article yesterday about an independent panel's report on the Abu Ghraib prison abuses misstated the initial of a former defense secretary who headed the panel.
The military made the commander available for an interview in Israel, but limited his identification to the initial of his first name.
Correction: October 25 , 2001 Thursday An article in Business Day yesterday about the Enron Corporation's efforts to reassure investors misstated the initial of its chief executive.
So, for instance, the letter "FLOOB" is the initial of the Floob-Boober-Bab-Boober-Bubs, while "YUZZ" is used for Yuzz-a-ma-Tuzz.
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