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::*http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Acronym.htm -- "In the case of most acronyms and initialisms, each letter is its own abbreviation, and in theory should get its own period." | ::*http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Acronym.htm -- "In the case of most acronyms and initialisms, each letter is its own abbreviation, and in theory should get its own period." | ||
::I could go on, but there's no point. I've already cited numerous sources and you're going to believe whatever you already believe. Bottom line is it's a stylistic choice, not a rule written in stone. Don't make changes just to suit your personal preferences. Feel free to have the final word on the subject. -- [[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]] <sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 13:58, 20 August 2009 (UTC) | ::I could go on, but there's no point. I've already cited numerous sources and you're going to believe whatever you already believe. Bottom line is it's a stylistic choice, not a rule written in stone. Don't make changes just to suit your personal preferences. Feel free to have the final word on the subject. -- [[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]] <sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 13:58, 20 August 2009 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :I don't understand the first B.Rossow's comment (didn't have time to read the second one yet): if as the quote says there are no hard and fast rules for using periods in acronyms of abbreviations, then why do you authoritatively insist on them? That's just about as artbitrary as you seem to think Winelight's changes were... | ||
| + | :What that quote indicates to me, is that if there are no hard and fast rules, then it might be better to follow the common usage, which is how it works in English. And common usage is Acronym (although personally I prefer ACRONYM - capitalized but without periods). | ||
| + | :Furthermore, reading the quote in context, it says right afterwards: "More and more, newspapers and journals seem to drop the periods." Again, it indicates that it's now a very common practice to drop the periods. | ||
| + | :To Winelight, could you please move the rest of your arguments here too, to keep all the discussion in one place? -- [[User:Camomiletea|Camomiletea]] 14:06, 20 August 2009 (UTC) | ||
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Acronyms, punctuation, and editing
Before you decide to act authoritatively and revert other people's edits, please be sure you know what you're talking about. (As for me, I've got a degree with honors in English education.) From one of countless references, the "Guide to Grammar and Writing":
- "It appears that there are no hard and fast rules for using periods in either acronyms or abbreviations." [1]
Please do a little more research before using your opinions, and not facts, to change other people's work. Thanks. -- B.Rossow talkcontr 12:29, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- Brossow, you are quite wrong on this point. --Winelight 13:17, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- http://www.fluther.com/disc/43980/what-are-the-punctuation-rules-regarding-acronyms/ -- "It’s a matter of style[...]." ... "Grammatically speaking, you leave in the dots." ... "For well know acronyms, I think it is common to leave out the period, but certainly always correct to put it in."
- http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Acronym.htm -- "In the case of most acronyms and initialisms, each letter is its own abbreviation, and in theory should get its own period."
- I could go on, but there's no point. I've already cited numerous sources and you're going to believe whatever you already believe. Bottom line is it's a stylistic choice, not a rule written in stone. Don't make changes just to suit your personal preferences. Feel free to have the final word on the subject. -- B.Rossow talkcontr 13:58, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- I don't understand the first B.Rossow's comment (didn't have time to read the second one yet): if as the quote says there are no hard and fast rules for using periods in acronyms of abbreviations, then why do you authoritatively insist on them? That's just about as artbitrary as you seem to think Winelight's changes were...
- What that quote indicates to me, is that if there are no hard and fast rules, then it might be better to follow the common usage, which is how it works in English. And common usage is Acronym (although personally I prefer ACRONYM - capitalized but without periods).
- Furthermore, reading the quote in context, it says right afterwards: "More and more, newspapers and journals seem to drop the periods." Again, it indicates that it's now a very common practice to drop the periods.
- To Winelight, could you please move the rest of your arguments here too, to keep all the discussion in one place? -- Camomiletea 14:06, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
