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2. Acronym vs. Abbreviation vs. Initialism: What’s the Difference?

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   An acronym is a type of abbreviation that shortens a phrase by combining the first letter (or letters) of each word in the phrase to form a new pronounceable word. Here are some acronym examples:

3. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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   Abbreviation Meaning Use sp: Spelling: Used to indicate misspelling spo: Spell out: Used to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use stet: Let it stand: Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged fl: Flush left: Align text flush with left margin fr: Flush right: Align text ...

4. Abbreviation - Wikipedia

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   An initialism or acronym is an abbreviation consisting of the initial letter of a sequence of words without other punctuation. For example, FBI (/ˌɛf.biːˈaɪ/), USA (/ˌjuː.ɛsˈeɪ/), IBM (/ˌaɪ.biːˈɛm/), BBC (/ˌbiː.biːˈsiː/). When initialism is used as the preferred term, acronym refers more specifically to when the abbreviation ...

5. Style guide - Wikipedia

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   A style guide is a set of standards for the writing, formatting, and design of documents. [1] A book-length style guide is often called a style manual or a manual of style (MoS or MOS). A short style guide, typically ranging from several to several dozen pages, is often called a style sheet. The standards documented in a style guide are ...

6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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   Expand an abbreviation (not already used in the content before the quotation) as a square-bracketed change, or explain it using {}. Normalize archaic glyphs and ligatures in English that are unnecessary to the meaning. Examples include æ→ae, œ→oe, ſ→s, and þ e →the. (See also § Ampersand.)

7. Essay - Wikipedia

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   An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story.