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Unintroduced acronyms should always be avoided.
by fergie 5y ago
Unintroduced acronyms should always be avoided.
- runnerup 5y agoPerhaps a stroll through your own comment history (or the comments of any other HN (hacker news) user) would illuminate a lot of places where acronyms are used without introductions. TBH (to be honest) though, I'm not sure if every one of those should always have one or sometimes not.
- praptak 5y agoDepends on the audience-acronym pair. I don't think HTTP needs an introduction in a technical article, OTOH (on the other hand ;) ) a general newspaper should probably expand HTTP but not WWW.
- nsotelo 5y agoAs English speakers we often take for granted acronyms such as DB or even USA. For foreigners these can also be inscrutable.