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Posted by Chris F.A. Johnson on 08/07/06 04:01
On 2006-08-07, Steven Saunderson wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 22:19:53 -0400, "Chris F.A. Johnson"
><cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >> It's standard English usage to capitalize abbreviations.
>> >
>> > As e.g. "E.G."?
>>
>> As with most things in the English language, there are exceptions,
>> and in the case of abbreviations, lowercase is used for a _few_
>> well-known ones -- but not generally.
>
> Aren't you confusing abbreviations with acronyms here ? I think
> acronyms are uppercase but not abbreviations. Of course, I am probably
> oversimplifying the issue and will now hide to avoid the flak.
Acronyms sometimes become words in their own right, and may not be
capitalized. When the word they form is already in use, all
capitals may be used for disambiguation.
Abbreviations that are formed from the initials of words, but do
not form a pronuncible word (i.e., not acronyms) are usually all
upper case.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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