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RE: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms
From: "Willy, Andrew" <AWilly () esmil net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:28:54 -0700
Abbreviations are shortened versions of a word. "Abbr" is an abbreviation of abbrevation. Acronyms are formed by combining the first letters of several words to form one word. Neither needs to be pronounceable in the real world, as far as I know, however when writing HTML it is apparently otherwise.
From HTMLhelp.com:
"Unlike other kinds of abbreviations, acronyms are pronounceable words, though in some cases the pronunciation is strictly a presentation issue. For example, "SQL" and "URL" are pronounced as words by some people and pronounced letter-by-letter by others. In such cases, authors should use the ABBR element, possibly with a style sheet rule specifying the pronunciation for aural rendering." Andrew -----Original Message----- From: David Lodge [mailto:dave () cirt net] Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:18 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:51:19 -0000, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20060122
Must... not... be... pedantic... Must... not... be... pedantic... Oh sod it: DMCA is *not* an acronym. It's an abbreviation. An acronym can be pronounced (like radar, laser and NATO). DMCA cannot be pronounced (easily: DAM-ca? DUM-ca?) ergo it is not an acronym... dave Deity of pedantism and buying beer NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY-The information in this email, including attachments, may be confidential and/or privileged and may contain confidential health information. This email is intended to be reviewed only by the individual or organization named as addressee. If you have received this email in error please notify Scottsdale Medical Imaging, an affiliate of Southwest Diagnostic Imaging, LTD immediately - by return message to the sender or to support () esmil com - and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Scottsdale Medical Imaging. Confidential health information is protected by state and federal law, including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and related regulations. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms, (continued)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Nick FitzGerald (Jan 23)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Dude VanWinkle (Jan 24)
- RE: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Gary Funck (Jan 24)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms der Mouse (Jan 24)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Nick FitzGerald (Jan 24)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms David Lodge (Jan 23)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Drsolly (Jan 24)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 24)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms David Lodge (Jan 24)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Richard Cox (Jan 24)
- RE: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Nick FitzGerald (Jan 24)
- RE: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Paul Schmehl (Jan 24)
- Re: UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms Richard Cox (Jan 24)