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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I used to grouse about people saying 'ATM machine' or 'PIN number', but don't any longer.
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I read a long time ago (I think it was in the NYT style book, but I can't remember for sure) that stylistically the redundancy was acceptable so long as the redundant word was that represented by the last letter in the acronym. Thus, "OPEC countries" is fine as are your examples; "OPEC nations" is not.