User talk:Winelight
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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)
