Comments on: In Short… http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/21/in-short/ Caught Between Industries Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:39:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben Ward http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/21/in-short/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 Ben Ward Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:01:09 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=122#comment-2045 If I were reading it in my head it seems that I read 'fack', if I were asking someone else to read a FAQ though, I'd spell it out. If I were reading it in my head it seems that I read ‘fack’, if I were asking someone else to read a FAQ though, I’d spell it out.

]]> By: Fatty http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/21/in-short/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Fatty Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:52:52 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=122#comment-2044 How about <abbr title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</abbr>? Is it "eff-ay-queue" or just "fack"? How about FAQ? Is it “eff-ay-queue” or just “fack”?

]]> By: Elly http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/21/in-short/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 Elly Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:35:40 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=122#comment-2042 im-ho Now try <acronym title="Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off">ROTFLMAO</acronym> Something along the lines of rot-full-mow, or maybe rot-full-mayo..... im-ho

Now try ROTFLMAO

Something along the lines of rot-full-mow, or maybe rot-full-mayo…..

]]> By: Ben Ward http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/21/in-short/comment-page-1/#comment-1939 Ben Ward Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:21:57 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=122#comment-1939 I agree it's a bit of a grey area. I tend to use <code>abbr</code> more, personally, though I will (when my mind is feeling up to it) use <code>acronym</code> as appropriate. I think (especially given that the element will be deprecated) that it ultimately doesn't matter. Both tags perform the near identical function. Out of curiousity, how <em>do</em> you pronounce IMHO as a word? I'd never really considered that you could... "I·mo"? I agree it’s a bit of a grey area. I tend to use abbr more, personally, though I will (when my mind is feeling up to it) use acronym as appropriate. I think (especially given that the element will be deprecated) that it ultimately doesn’t matter. Both tags perform the near identical function.

Out of curiousity, how do you pronounce IMHO as a word? I’d never really considered that you could… “I·mo”?

]]> By: Elly http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/21/in-short/comment-page-1/#comment-1938 Elly Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:27:45 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=122#comment-1938 That depends on how you pronounce LOL and IMHO (some people separate the letters some don't), but I get your point. However initialism isn't a commonly used description, nor a valid (X)HTML element, and until the acronym element is dropped, it appears to be the most relevant. That depends on how you pronounce LOL and IMHO (some people separate the letters some don’t), but I get your point. However initialism isn’t a commonly used description, nor a valid (X)HTML element, and until the acronym element is dropped, it appears to be the most relevant.

]]> By: Ben http://blog.ellywilliams.co.uk/2005/03/21/in-short/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Ben Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:27:19 +0000 http://www.ellythompson.co.uk/blog/?p=122#comment-1937 I wouldn't worry about spelling acronym, the HTML Working Group (and the WHATWG) are planning to drop it in XHTML2 and just specify the more generic <code>abbr</code> element. Off top of my head (which is never a good place at the best of times) I <em>think</em> that only one of the above was actually an acronym rather than abbreviation since <a href="http://www.evolt.org/article/comment/17/35750/" title="HTML is not an acronym - Evolt">HTML isn't</a> (apparently, I think I agreed with evolt last time I read it). I wouldn’t worry about spelling acronym, the HTML Working Group (and the WHATWG) are planning to drop it in XHTML2 and just specify the more generic abbr element.

Off top of my head (which is never a good place at the best of times) I think that only one of the above was actually an acronym rather than abbreviation since HTML isn’t (apparently, I think I agreed with evolt last time I read it).

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