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- How should acronyms be written?
- Where should list of acronyms go in a report?
- How should abbreviations and acronyms look?
- How do you read acronyms?
How should acronyms be written?
Abbreviations/Acronyms
Spell out the full term at its first mention, indicate its abbreviation in parenthesis and use the abbreviation from then on, with the exception of acronyms that would be familiar to most readers, such as MCC and USAID.
Where should list of acronyms go in a report?
A list of abbreviations is a list of all the abbreviations that you used in your thesis or dissertation. It should appear at the beginning of your document, with items in alphabetical order, just after your table of contents.
How should abbreviations and acronyms look?
Typically, acronyms and initialisms are written in all capital letters to distinguish them from ordinary words. (When fully spelled out, the words in acronyms and initialisms do not need to be capitalized unless they entail a proper noun.) An acronym is pronounced as a single word, rather than as a series of letters.
How do you read acronyms?
Acronyms are usually formed using the first letter (or letters) of each word in a phrase. When they are read, some are pronounced as if they are words (such as OPEC); others are read as letters (such as the UK). Pluralize acronyms by adding “s” without an apostrophe.
