- From: Gez Lemon <gez.lemon@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:54:26 +0100
- To: John M Slatin <john_slatin@austin.utexas.edu>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
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 -- _____________________________ Supplement your vitamins http://juicystudio.com
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