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Definition of INITIALISM
an abbreviation formed from initial letters… See the full definition
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Some people feel strongly that acronym should only be used for terms like NATO, which is pronounced as a single word, and that initialism should be used if the individual letters are all pronounced distinctly, as with FBI. Our research shows that acronym is commonly used to refer to both types of abbreviations.
Should we capitalize the initials of an acronym in scientific papers?
Suppose we define an acronym in a scientific paper. Should we do it like this? (...) We call this approach the First Output Once (FOO) (...) Or like this? (...) We call this approach the first o...
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Acronyms and other initialisms should always be capitalised in formal writing.
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The same can be said for audible (whistle, pressure activated horn) and visual signaling devices (SMB, mirror) and at least one cutting tool (I carry 2).
Incredibly, a handful of replies to this thread have suggested I 'carry too much junk' and I "look like a Christmas Tree" and I'm better off without all that stuff.
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An abbreviation is a shortening of a word or a phrase. An acronym is an abbreviation that forms a word.
An initialism is an abbreviation that uses the first letter of each word in the phrase (thus, some but not all initialisms are acronyms).
What is acronym? | Definition from TechTarget
This definition explains what an acronym is: an abbreviation of several words that forms a pronounceable word itself. Learn how an acronym is formally defined, how it differs from abbreviations and initialisms, and other related terms such as anachronyms.
stiebs
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My message has obviously been lost and quoted out of context.
Nowhere have I ever said not to carry a PLB. In certain situations I do.
It was said in context of the @LI-er taking different views on the likelihood of an event occurring.
He carries a PLB just in case he gets lost at sea.
But he doesn't remove all his suicide clips and retractors, when there is arguable an equal scale of magnitude likelihood of them causing an issue as there is of him being lost at sea.
There is a slim but unlikely chance of a suicide clip snagging, or a retractor failing and causing an entanglement, but he doesn't feel it is necessary to mitigate that risk .
There is a slim but unlikely chance of being lost at sea, but he does feel it is necessary to mitigate that risk. Why mitigate one risk and not the other? Why carry a PLB, but not fix the hazards that he carries with him on every dive?
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stiebs
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An abbreviation is a shortening of a word or a phrase. An acronym is an abbreviation that forms a word.
An initialism is an abbreviation that uses the first letter of each word in the phrase (thus, some but not all initialisms are acronyms).
What is acronym? | Definition from TechTarget
This definition explains what an acronym is: an abbreviation of several words that forms a pronounceable word itself. Learn how an acronym is formally defined, how it differs from abbreviations and initialisms, and other related terms such as anachronyms.www.techtarget.com
You are incorrect.
The term abbreviation is an umbrella term which refers to a number of different types of abbreviations.
Some types of abbreviation are:
An initialism. This is taking the first letter of the words in a phrase and stringing them together. The resultant word is capitalised. An example is "PLB". It stands for "personal locator beacon". It is pronounced "pee ell bee"
An acronym. This is a subset of an initialism, where the resultant word is generally pronounced out, instead of its letters being pronounced. The resultant word is capitalised. An example is "SCUBA" it stands for "self contained underwater breathing apparatus", and is pronounced "skooba". (Actually, due to widespread use, the word "scuba" is now a recognised word in its own right, as well as the acronym "SCUBA"
A shortening. This is when part of a word is removed to shorten it. The resultant word is *not* capitalised. An example is "deco", which is a shortened version of "decompression".
Edit: you keep posting links that continue to prove that you are either wrong or can't comprehend what they are saying.
SouthernSharktoothDiver
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So, here's a thought: How would people feel about a no derail rule on the forums? Like, people are arguing in the comments about the semantics of acronyms vs abbreviations vs initialisms. This does not feel topical to scuba diving, and kinda makes it a pain to follow the conversation on actual dive advice. Other forums I've been on have a rule that stuff like this gets taken to a designated off-topic area for continued discussion, so that it doesn't distract from the matter at hand. Do you think we should push for that here?
Also, @LI-er, I honestly don't care how you set your rig, but most of the complaints seem to be about how dangly you are, not about what you carry. Pockets, or perhaps a mesh bag, are definitely an option. That being said, you do you.
Also, @LI-er, I honestly don't care how you set your rig, but most of the complaints seem to be about how dangly you are, not about what you carry. Pockets, or perhaps a mesh bag, are definitely an option. That being said, you do you.
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