I would say that: - Abbreviations are wellcome if they are universally accepted i.e. [id est ;)] if they facilitate cross domain comprehension and are well documented internationally. There is no point in writing centimetres; But I must admit I have some doubts; I have recently met a guy who ignored Kg is for kilogram! Anyway, if there is an abbreviation for a word in a common dictionary that is likely to be accepted also in catalogs;
- abbreviations belonging to the special language of just one community are deprecated and should be avoided at all costs. Brunella Longo
