Altova Mailing List Archives>Archive Index >xml-dev Archive Home >Recent entries >Thread Prev - R: Re: [xml-dev] Is "XML" an abbreviation or an acronym? [Thread Next] Re: [xml-dev] R: Re: [xml-dev] Is "XML" an abbreviation or an acronym?To: "Steve Bjorg" <steveb@---------.---> Date: 8/24/2008 6:38:00 PM On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 20:15, Steve Bjorg <steveb@m...> wrote: > As pointed out by others, XML is an abbreviation. The sheer fact that it > contains no vowels should make it clear that it's unpronounceable as an > acronym. Hang on; from http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/text.html#h-9.2.1 "FBI" is listed* as an acronym, and it too is clearly not pronounceable. Now what? I don't think it is clear at all. * "Western languages make extensive use of acronyms such as "GmbH", "NATO", and "F.B.I." Alex -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps ------------------------------------------ http://shelter.nu/blog/ -------- | ||||||
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