Use of spaces in an acronym with a colon
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Is there a space after the colon in an acronym that has a subtitle....should it be COG: S with a space after the colon, or COG:S with not space after the colon?
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Is there a space after the colon in an acronym that has a subtitle....should it be COG: S with a space after the colon, or COG:S with not space after the colon?
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Surely an acronym contains no punctuation, because it is An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA)
– Weather Vane
6 hours ago
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@WeatherVane OP is referring to scenarios like abbreviating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to ST:DS9, where keeping the separation between the two titles is desirable.
– eyeballfrog
6 hours ago
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@eyeballfrog "ST:DS9" is an initialism not an acronym. "COGS" could be an acronym but, as noted, "COG:S" isn't.
– KillingTime
5 hours ago
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An acronym is a pronounceable word, and words, pronounceable or not, don't have colons in them.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago
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Is there a space after the colon in an acronym that has a subtitle....should it be COG: S with a space after the colon, or COG:S with not space after the colon?
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Is there a space after the colon in an acronym that has a subtitle....should it be COG: S with a space after the colon, or COG:S with not space after the colon?
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Surely an acronym contains no punctuation, because it is An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA)
– Weather Vane
6 hours ago
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@WeatherVane OP is referring to scenarios like abbreviating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to ST:DS9, where keeping the separation between the two titles is desirable.
– eyeballfrog
6 hours ago
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@eyeballfrog "ST:DS9" is an initialism not an acronym. "COGS" could be an acronym but, as noted, "COG:S" isn't.
– KillingTime
5 hours ago
2
An acronym is a pronounceable word, and words, pronounceable or not, don't have colons in them.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago
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Surely an acronym contains no punctuation, because it is An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA)
– Weather Vane
6 hours ago
1
@WeatherVane OP is referring to scenarios like abbreviating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to ST:DS9, where keeping the separation between the two titles is desirable.
– eyeballfrog
6 hours ago
2
@eyeballfrog "ST:DS9" is an initialism not an acronym. "COGS" could be an acronym but, as noted, "COG:S" isn't.
– KillingTime
5 hours ago
2
An acronym is a pronounceable word, and words, pronounceable or not, don't have colons in them.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago
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Surely an acronym contains no punctuation, because it is An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA)
– Weather Vane
6 hours ago
Surely an acronym contains no punctuation, because it is An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA)
– Weather Vane
6 hours ago
1
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@WeatherVane OP is referring to scenarios like abbreviating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to ST:DS9, where keeping the separation between the two titles is desirable.
– eyeballfrog
6 hours ago
@WeatherVane OP is referring to scenarios like abbreviating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to ST:DS9, where keeping the separation between the two titles is desirable.
– eyeballfrog
6 hours ago
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@eyeballfrog "ST:DS9" is an initialism not an acronym. "COGS" could be an acronym but, as noted, "COG:S" isn't.
– KillingTime
5 hours ago
@eyeballfrog "ST:DS9" is an initialism not an acronym. "COGS" could be an acronym but, as noted, "COG:S" isn't.
– KillingTime
5 hours ago
2
2
An acronym is a pronounceable word, and words, pronounceable or not, don't have colons in them.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago
An acronym is a pronounceable word, and words, pronounceable or not, don't have colons in them.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago
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Surely an acronym contains no punctuation, because it is An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA)
– Weather Vane
6 hours ago
1
@WeatherVane OP is referring to scenarios like abbreviating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to ST:DS9, where keeping the separation between the two titles is desirable.
– eyeballfrog
6 hours ago
2
@eyeballfrog "ST:DS9" is an initialism not an acronym. "COGS" could be an acronym but, as noted, "COG:S" isn't.
– KillingTime
5 hours ago
2
An acronym is a pronounceable word, and words, pronounceable or not, don't have colons in them.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago