Sujet : Re: AKICIF: British Capitalization of Acronyms for Organizations
De : garym (at) *nospam* mcgath.com (Gary McGath)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.fandomDate : 18. Jun 2025, 10:27:45
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On 6/17/25 8:47 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:
(Or "British Capitalisation of Acronyms for Organisations", if you prefer)
The Guardian and the BBC seem to write the abbreviation for "Immigration and Customs Enforcement" as "Ice", rather than the "ICE" used in the US. But they abbreviate "United States" as "US", not "Us".
What's the rule here? Is "North American Treaty Organization" written as "Nato"?
I don't know if it's a rule, but I've seen other instances. British publications tend to refer to the World Health Organization as "The Who," which makes me think it's a music group.
-- Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com
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