• From: Chin Chee-Kai <cheekai@s...>
• To: "Crawford, Mark" <mark.crawford@s...>
• Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:46:37 +0800

Crawford, Mark wrote:
> For semantically rich, avoid all uses of both acronyms and abbreviations as there is NEVER a guarantee of uniqueness.  If you insist, pick a dictionary (most consider the full version of the OED to be the most authoritative) and use its definition consistently. Everything else will just be opinions.
>   
I understand your impatience with the thread, Mark.

BTW, what is the meaning of OED?  I thought you don't advocate use of 
acronyms...


Regards,
Chin Chee-Kai

• References:
  • Re: Is "XML" an abbreviation or an acronym?
    • From: "Crawford, Mark" <mark.crawford@s...>