- From: Pawson, David <DPawson@rnib.org.uk>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 13:43:36 -0000
- To: "'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Examples of sources of confusion? NATO is a good example. It is an acronym It is (often) pronounced as a word. Should it be <acronym>NATO</acronym> to produce N A T O or should it be unmarked, implying that all readers will have heard of NATO and 'pronounce it' as NATO. There are probably better examples in esoteric fields full of jargon. <acronym>IT</acronym> is just such a field. Someone not familiar with the field may not recognise <acronym>RAM</acronym> as a computer term and interpret as a sheepish item. this from a colleague next door more familiar with the issues of mistranslation. Thanks Jeannie! regards, DaveP
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