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Posted by Marcus Stollsteimer on 02/13/06 19:28
Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> 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.
Thanks for the reply, but I am not that ignorant...
The point is: all acronyms are abbreviations.
So: what's the use of the <acronym> element?
Why not just always use <abbr>? Is it for some reason
important to know that some abbreviation is an acronym?
Regards,
Marcus
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