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style query: casing of abbreviations

Subject: style query: casing of abbreviations
From: "Crimmin, Peter" <Peter -dot- Crimmin -at- scansoft -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:04:44 -0400



Is it REALLY necesssary to use uppercase for abbreviations? Why shout?

Sample sentences for comparison:

When the actor is filled with true, the VCL attributes are verified.
When the actor is filled with true, the vcl attributes are verified.

Are technical publications ready to take this leap?

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