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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 02/13/06 18:57
Marcus Stollsteimer wrote:
> Hi group,
>
> I am wondering:
>
> 1. how should these elements be best used (and what is a good reason
> for using them in the first place)? When the meaning of the
> abbreviation is not clear, it should be explained in the _text_, not
> in the title attribute, shouldn't it?
>
> 2. what is the difference between them (or: why not always use
> <abbr>)?
>
> I would appreciate some hints regarding these questions.
Because they are not the same, some abbreviations can be acronyms but
not all abbreviations are acronyms.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=abbreviation
Dictionary.com/abbreviation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation
Abbreviation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=acronym
Dictionary.com/acronym
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym
Acronym and initialism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Take care,
Jonathan
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