[blackd77]

I’m a traditionalist when it comes to English Language Communication (ELC). One of the things that I find objectionable is the use of an acronym when its definition is not included with it. If text messaging and the Internet in general renders traditional ELC obsolete, I’ll resist to the end. If I must be defined a dinosaur, so be it. I’ll then be nothing else.

Let our technology adapt to our language. If that makes the job of the technologists more difficult, then it’s more difficult. Don’t allow that specific laziness to determine the nature of ELC. Communication is rather important.

Don’t short change it.

[Gondring]

A traditionalist recognizes that certain terminology enters common usage and does not require definition within the text. A traditionalist also recognizes that it's improper to write out something in a quote that wasn't said. The speaker said I-E-D.

:-)

[El Gato]

One of the things that I find objectionable is the use of an acronym when its definition is not included with it.

Part of my job, one of the more objectionable parts, is reviewing software documentation, user's manuals, etc. We routinely gig the writers for not including the definitions of all acronyms and other non standard abbreviations. We generally require an acronym list, but acronym is defined upon first use, that is OK as well. I actually prefer that myself. Doing both is better yet, in case one forgets what an acronym defined on page 4 means when you encounter it again on page 403, one can turn to the acronym list rather than searching for the first use.