Re: Abbreviations and Acronyms: [techs] Latest HTML Techniques Draft

"Roberto Scano - IWA/HWG" <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:02:07 +0100

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From: "Karl Dubost" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: Abbreviations and Acronyms: [techs] Latest HTML Techniques
Draft

<acronym
title="Organisation des Nations Unies"
xml:lang="fr">ONU</acronym>
(to be pronounced as words)

becomes in english

<abbr
title="United Nations"
xml:lang="en">UN</abbr>
(to be spelled out letter by letter)

Roberto Scano:
Hum... IMHO all the two text are acronym and not abbreviation. UN is not
abbreviation but Acronym... an abbreviation could be:

<abbr
title="Monday"
xml:lang="en">Mon.</abbr>

A question for clarify: the abbreviation must end with a . (eg., Mr.,
Mon., Jan., ...) ?