- From: Noah Slater <nslater@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:21:37 +0000
- To: "Rimantas Liubertas" <rimantas@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
> <...> Two elements aren't needed. The semantic distinctions between abbr and > > acronym are murky at best. Incorrect. The differences are very distinct. > <...> These elements are really only useful to super-conscientious authors who > > are trying to be helpful to their readers. There is absolutely no need > > whatever to distinguish between acronyms and abbreviations for these uses. Incorrect. Acronyms, initialisms. and abbreviations all need to be spoken differently. > > So why kill acronym and not abbr? Semantically, abbreviation is the > > broader category. Not every acronym is an abbreviation. Incorrect. All acronyms are abbreviations. People keep forgetting initialisms. There is an important difference. Noah -- "Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results." - R. Stallman
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