Writing & Grammar: Acronyms--Are they Both Efficient and Clear?
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
MAY 6, 2011
by Jennie Ruby I have been told, and have taught, that you define an acronym on first use if it is used at least once more in the document. But during a recent class one of my students opened my eyes to thinking further about acronym use. Writers and editors at her agency, she said, have a policy that if an acronym is not used at least five times in the text, they do not use the acronym at all.
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