That makes sense, acronym vs. abbreviation in HTML. On 1/28/07, tim <tim at hyperlinkage.com> wrote: > > Joel D Canfield wrote: > > acronym has come to have a wider meaning than just a pronouncable word > > like 'NATO' or 'radar' > > Perhaps, but we are discussing how a screen reader will act when > encountering an abbreviation or acronym on a web page. > > Traditionally, acronyms are *pronouncable* words such as LASER and NASA, > while an abbreviation such as NCB must be spoken as a series of letters. > As HTML provides us with two different elements, I think it's > important to make this distinction. > > Tim > > -- > http://www.hyperlinkage.com/ > -- > > * * Please support the community that supports you. * * > http://evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > > For unsubscribe and other options, including the Tip Harvester > and archives of thelist go to: http://lists.evolt.org > Workers of the Web, evolt ! > -- Steven Streight aka Vaspers the Grate Web Usability. Blog Revolution. Ecommerce. http://www.vaspersthegrate.blogspot.com http://www.blogcorevalues.blogspot.com http://my.opera.com/vaspers88/blog http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=vaspers http://www.jejunejumpers.blogspot.com http://droppingoutoftheblogosphere.pbwiki.com http://steven.streight.googlepages.com/ceobloggingguide http://my.opera.com/usability/blog