| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| are variously shortened forms of words: AC for alternating current, CT for Connecticut, no. for number, D.D.S. for Doctor of Dental Surgery, ZIP for zone improvement plan and ZIP code, pro for professional, vet for veteran or veterinarian, Fannie Mae for Federal National Mortgage Association, E.R.A. for Earned Run Average, and sonar for sound navigation ranging illustrate several types. All are pronounced either letter name by letter name (E.R.A., for example, is pronounced EE-AHR-AI) or as spelling pronunciations of what thus become new words: sonar is pronounced SO-NAHR. For the several sorts of abbreviations, see ACRONYMS; APHERESIS; APHESIS; CLIPPING; INITIALISMS. For comment on punctuation, see PERIOD (1). On pronunciation, see SPELLING PRONUNCIATIONS. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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