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IMHO ISO's OOXML/ODF XML standardization process, with too many AMDs of various NBs has made a mockery of any sort of IS effort. As to whether or not XML, SOAP, etc. etc. are abbrevs or acros I refer to the AAAAA for final determination. I will debate this issue A3! I am ACORN AATK as my FBI records will no doubt confirm. AMBW, B.R. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@g...> wrote: >> "SOAP" was coined as an acronym. Some people use it as an acronym >> now, but others do not. >> >> Another example of the is Ecma. It used to be ECMA, short for a phrase, but >> now they have a less European bias it is just a name and not short for >> anything, according to them. > > > I used to laugh to myself in meetings where managers would shout > acronyms across the table at each other but not be able to tell you > the words the acronyms were short for... > > I guess it doesn't really matter, as long as everyone knows what is > meant when the acronym is said then it has served its purpose. At > which point, you could argue that the acronym has graduated into a > word. > > To go back to the point of the thread, doesn't it depend on what the > browers do with <abbr> and <acronym> ? Go with whichever does what > you want... > > > -- > Andrew Welch > http://andrewjwelch.com > Kernow: http://kernowforsaxon.sf.net/ > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS > to support XML implementation and development. To minimize > spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. > > [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ > Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@l... > subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@l... > List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php > >
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