- From: Kjetil Kjernsmo <kjetil.kjernsmo@astro.uio.no>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 19:46:42 +0200 (MET DST)
- To: Ryan Fischer <fischer@email.unc.edu>
- cc: www-html@w3.org
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Ryan Fischer wrote: >No, these aren't wrong. The difference in abbreviations and acronyms is >acronyms are a pronounceable form made by a combination of letters. For >instance, SCUBA is an acronym while IBM is an abbreviation. Well, you see why I am confused... Because, in that case, what do the spec mean by this: "Note that abbreviations and acronyms often have idiosyncratic pronunciations. For example, while "IRS" and "BBC" are typically pronounced letter by letter, "NATO" and "UNESCO" are pronounced phonetically. Still other abbreviated forms (e.g., "URI" and "SQL") are spelled out by some people and pronounced as words by other people. When necessary, authors should use style sheets to specify the pronunciation of an abbreviated form." Clearly, it states that what you just said isn't the distinction? The spec says "F.B.I." is an acronym, but it isn't a pronounceable form? (Don't say it is the periods, it is often written as FBI) Best, Kjetil -- Kjetil Kjernsmo Graduate astronomy-student Problems worthy of attack University of Oslo, Norway Prove their worth by hitting back E-mail: kjetikj@astro.uio.no - Piet Hein Homepage <URL:http://www.astro.uio.no/~kjetikj/> Webmaster@skepsis.no
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