[thelist] When an Acronym is not an Acronym

Ed McCarroll ed at comsimplicity.com
Wed Jun 29 12:42:26 CDT 2005


> > So say the acronym is BOB.  I don't want a screen reader to say
> > "bob" but to spell out B.O.B
> > 
> > What's the best way of handling this?
> 
> Spaces???

Periods, with or without spaces, e.g. "U.S.A." or "U. S. A.".
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