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Don't use acronyms that aren't universally recognized, either. Define them upfront, and even then, people have a tendency to forget what the definition is.
by frenchman_in_ny 12y ago
Don't use acronyms that aren't universally recognized, either. Define them upfront, and even then, people have a tendency to forget what the definition is.
- akharris 12y agoThat goes for any technical jargon. Don't use it outside of a very specialized audience.
- adwf 12y agoNot only are they not as recognised as you think, even if it is commonly known there can be conflicting acronyms across different specialities. eg. During the eurozone crisis they frequently referred to the ECB on the news. I kept translating it in my head as "The English Cricket Board has just authorised billions in loans", always took me a few seconds to remember European Central Bank...