> Abbreviation: Mr. > Acronym: SCUBA > Initialism: FBI I don't see the distinction between acronym (which I understand), and initialism (which sounds like a made up word). Both are acronyms. Acronyms, depending upon the "coined" usage, is either pronounced as a word or as individual letters. The difference in which, is usually (but not always) based on whether it has a word form to it.
APA ... pronounced A-P-A AMPA ... pronounced Am-Pa Both are acronyms as far as I am concerned. Now, I also disagree with the HTML 5 draft to leave out ACRONYM. It is NOT an abbreviation. Not because of pronunciation, but by definition. The pisser is that this was a symantec tag that had merit and meaning in STM publishing. (STM is an acronym that stands for Scientific-Technical-Medical.) Now in most cases, authors in those fields define the acronym at first use. This is specified in most writing style guides. ...Rob ____________________________________ Rob Emenecker @ Hairy Dog Digital www.hairydogdigital.com Please note: Return e-mail messages are only accepted from discussion groups that this e-mail address subscribes to. All other messages are automatically deleted. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
