Re: proposed new definitions for abbreviation and acronym

Hi John,

On 17/09/05, John M Slatin <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
<blockquote>
To put it more briefly, then:
1. Would you support adding the word "initialism" to the success
criterion concerning acronyms
and abbreviations?
</blockquote>

Defining initialisms would help developers make more informed
decisions as to which element would be the most appropriate.

<blockquote>
2. What technique do you suggest we recommend to authors for identifying
initialisms?
</blockquote>

If it's an initialism that can be pronounced, I would suggest the
initialism is marked up as an acronym for markup languages that
support the acronym element, otherwise I would suggest the initialism
is marked up using the abbr element for markup languages that support
abbr. Acronyms are a subset of initialisms, and initialisms are a
subset of abbreviations, so choosing abbr as an element could never be
wrong semantically.

Best regards,

Gez

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