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TIL acronyms are said like words, while initialisms are individual letters. For example, NATO is an acronym and FBI is an initialism.

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rRYax TIL that "Herbs" are generally green plants or plant parts used to add flavor while "Spices" are dried seeds,fruits and plant parts.
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